Date & Time:
Sep 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
M7+YK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nantes - Nantes
MSN:
4094
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff from Nantes Airport, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
Ofw Joachim Kuschke,
Uffz Hans Groth,
Uffz Sibo Stecheisen,
Gefr Alfred Keller,
Flg August Ehses.
Crew:
Ofw Joachim Kuschke,
Uffz Hans Groth,
Uffz Sibo Stecheisen,
Gefr Alfred Keller,
Flg August Ehses.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to a pilot error.
