Malta

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M7+DK

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1578

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The airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Gozo Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Wilhelm Schmidt, pilot,
Fw Johann Weber, observer,
Ogefr Rudolf Wuttke, radio operator,
Fw Konrad Schmidt, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Malta: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1942

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7T+FH

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1358

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Malta

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Malta

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Europe

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The airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Malta. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hermann Ehehalt, pilot,
Ofw Willi Lemcke, observer,
Uffz Heinz Ferkal, radio operator,
Uffz Willi Engelhardt, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Filfla Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z9822

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Luqa - Luqa

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The crew departed RAF Luqa on a maritime patrol operation along the Libyan coast. While returning to base at the end of the afternoon, the airplane was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Filfla Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Gavin Caldwell Grieve, pilot,
P/O Cyril John Rowley, observer,
Sgt Ronald Rolfe Hall, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Filfla Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z7308

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Luqa - Luqa

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The crew departed RAF Luqa on a maritime patrol operation along the Libyan coast. While returning to base at the end of the afternoon, the airplane was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Filfla Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Russell Redway Stewart, pilot,
P/O David John Morris, observer,
P/O Richard Eric Smaridge, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Filfla Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z9725

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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The crew departed RAF Luqa on a maritime patrol operation along the Libyan coast. While returning to base at the end of the afternoon, the airplane was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Filfla Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Gordon Russell Cameron, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Desmond Fletcher, observer,
Sgt George Hancock, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland I off Valetta: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1942 at 1245 LT

Type of aircraft:

Martin 167 Maryland

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AR721

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa on a combat mission off the Maltese coast. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Valetta. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Noel Dowland, pilot, †
P/O Arnold Potter, observer,
P/O Robert Victor Gridley, wireless operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Luqa

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1942

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M7+AK

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Yes

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1346

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The airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed off Luqa. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Viktor Schnez, pilot,
Fw Arnold Ulrich, observer,
Ogfr Gerhard Heppe, radio operator,
Fw Geinrich Fresse, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Luqa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1941

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1586

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed in the sea off Luqa. A crew was killed.
Crew.
Fw Max Koch, observer. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Luqa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1941

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M7+AL

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