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While flying some 20 km south of Banak Airport, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the crew of a Soviet Air Force Douglas Boston and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hermann Schminke,
Fw Alfred Nährig,
Ofw Eduard Huhnholdt.
Source & photos: https://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/uccagagga.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Soviet Air Force plane.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Geaidnogáisá

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1943 at 1052 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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7U+LM

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Kemi – Banak

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6032

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1938

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En route to Lakselv-Banak Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. The aircraft hit the summit of Geaidnogáisá, lost its engine and crashed. All nine occupants were seriously injured.
Crew (4./KGr.z.b.V 108):
Uffz Hans F. Strasser,
Fw Alfred Brüning,
Fw Ernst Bayer,
Uffz Ernst Mohr.
Passengers:
Hptm Rüstemeyer,
F/O Steinle,
Uffz Drössler,
Ogfr Haase,
Mech Kunze.
Source & photos:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/geaidnogaisa.html

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 in Båtsfjord: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Blohm & Voss BV 138

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K6+GL

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Mountains

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310044

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1941

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While returning to base following a maritime patrol flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. In limited visibility, the floatplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Båtsfjord, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed, two others were injured and a fifth escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Uffz Fritz Dornauf, pilot, †
Lt Fritz Karpf, observer, †
Ogefr Kurt Haager, radio operator,
Ogefr Helmut Rende, air gunner,
Ogefr Winter.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility due to snow falls.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G near Kirkenes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.18

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8L+BL

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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870

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1940

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While on an operation between Petsamo and Kirkenes, the floatplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed near Kirkenes. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Alfred Thöne, pilot,
Lt Eberhard Meinhold, observer,
Uffz Kurt Wolter, radio operator,
Fw Herbert Ihns, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.