Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Żagań: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1942 at 0945 LT
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Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
072
YOM:
1936
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Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons just after takeoff from Sagan-Küpper Airport (Żagań), Poland. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.
Crew:
Narrative:
Fw Arthur Pfeiffer, pilot, †
Uffz Karl Sell, pilot, †
Uffz Martin Rudel, pilot, †
Gefr Walter Usler, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Spiekenheier, mechanic. †