Malta

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7T+FK

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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While on an operation to Malta, the airplane was approaching RAF Ta Kali when it was shot down by the British Flak and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Krieg, pilot, †
Fw Walter Ricks, observer,
Ofw Werner Eisennuth, radio operator,
Ofw Keil Fenrich, air gunner.

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Shot down by the British Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1942

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M7+ML

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Yes

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1017

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Europe

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The airplane was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Malta. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was rescued.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Alex, pilot, †
Ogefr Walter Bayer, observer, †
Uffz Alfred Zeggert, radio operator, †
Gefr Leonhard Schmidt, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1942

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7T+AH

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Plain, Valley

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3589

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Europe

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While on an operation to Malta, the airplane was shot down by a Beaufighter in the target area and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Horst Ehler, pilot,
Ogefr Karl Langner, observer,
Gefr Horst Köhler, radio operator,
Gefr Otto Pageraro, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1942

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M7+JK

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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1392

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While on an operation to Malta, the airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed in Gebel Cantar, about 1,5 km west of RAF Krendi. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Albert Degenhardt, pilot,
Uffz Friedrich Engelbert, observer,
Uffz Hermann Gessele, radio operator,
Uffz Werner Rehschütz, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1942

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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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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

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

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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Registration:

Z7308

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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