Crash of a Junkers JU.88A in Kiel: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 25, 1939 at 0940 LT
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kiel - Westerland
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Kiel-Holtenau Airport on a flight to Westerland-Sylt following an engine change. Three minutes after takeoff, the airplane suffered an engine failure, entered a dive and crashed in Wik, some three km south of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.