Date & Time:
May 14, 1942 at 1005 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Giebelstadt - Giebelstadt
MSN:
0283
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Fw Wilhelm Weyand, pilot,
Uffz Max Engel, observer,
Fw Georg Joedecke, radio operator,
Fw Christian Hofbauer, air gunner.
Crew:
Fw Wilhelm Weyand, pilot,
Uffz Max Engel, observer,
Fw Georg Joedecke, radio operator,
Fw Christian Hofbauer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
