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The three engine aircraft left Nautsi Airport, Murmansk Oblast, at 0805LT on a flight to Kaamanen. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a wooded area located in Luppovaara, near Väylä. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (2./TGr.20):
Ofw Franz Blume,
Fw Georg Zeissler,
Fw Helmut Born.
Source & photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/toulbujarvi.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Tuolpujärvi

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1944

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Junkers JU.52

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7U+HK

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Nautsi – Kaamanen

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The three engine aircraft left Nautsi Airport, Murmansk Oblast, at 0805LT on a flight to Kaamanen. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a wooded area located in Tuolpujärvi, southeast of Utsjoki. All five occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (2./TGr.20):
Ofw Willi Enderle,
Uffz Werner Jagode,
Ogfr Wilhelm Tönnes.
PassengerS:
Uffz Hermann Keller,
Uffz Helmut Dietrich.
Source & photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/toulbujarvi.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Luppovaara: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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7U+GM

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Nautsi – Kaamanen

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The three engine aircraft left Nautsi Airport, Murmansk Oblast, at 0805LT on a flight to Kaamanen. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a wooded area located in Luppovaara, near Väylä. Eight occupants were rescued while a passenger was killed.
Crew (2./TGr.20):
Fw Gustav Kunzmann,
Uffz Ludwig Rohnacker.
Passengers:
Ofw Fritz Hartwig,
Ofw Paul Kaufmann,
Ogfr Rudolf Gilga,
Ogfr Ludwig Stuhldrein,
Uffz Hans Bernd,
Stgfr Hermann Königs,
Stgfr Wladis Marmella.
Source & photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/toulbujarvi.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Muddusjärvi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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7U+OK

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Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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6816

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En route over Lapland, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a lake located in Muddusjärvi, some 15 km north of Inari. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gef Erich Adams,
Ofw Alfed Böhm,
Ogfr Alf Schuhmacher.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e near Utsjoki

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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7U+OM

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Banak - Kirkenes

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En route, the three engine aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force Petlyakov Pe-3. The crew reduced his altitude and was able to attempt an emergency landing in a pasture. While all three occupants were slightly injured and rescued, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Petlyakov Pe-3.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Aekenustunturi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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P4+CH

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Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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5049

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En route, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the three engine aircraft hit a hilly terrain located near the village of Aekenustunturi, some 20 km west of Kittilä. All three crew were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Kilpisjärvi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4D+?C

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Banak - Kemi

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En route from Banak to Kemi, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in the hilly area of Saana located 2 km east of Kilpisjärvi. Four crew members were killed and the mechanic was injured.
Crew:
Oblt Oskar Dittmar, pilot, †
Uffz Max Krause, mechanic,
Ogfr Karl Eichmuller, radio operator, †
Ogfr Georg Gruber, observer, †
Ogfr Arthur Weber, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Kemi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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1088

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Crashed on landing at Kemi Airport and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and the radio operator was injured.
Crew:
Fw Edvard Schalk, pilot, †
Oblt Karlheinz Prang, observer, †
Ogefr Gerhard Tuschinski, radio operator,
Ogefr Walter Müller, air gunner. †