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Ju 88 A-4 W.Nr. 4583 / 4th of June 1942
Hello,
Does anyone have information on the approximate crash time of the above aircraft? On the fourth of June, a 76 Squadron Halifax and said Junkers both crashed into the Dutch Wadden Sea under unknown circumstances. Kind regards, Timon |
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Re: Ju 88 A-4 W.Nr. 4583 / 4th of June 1942
Hello Timon,
GQM 7 June 1942 item 41: 4.6. III./KG 26 Absturz Flugplatz Leeuwarden, Ju 88 D-1 (handwritten corrected in A-4) 1159 100%. F Lt Lux, Hans + B Ofw Wilberg, Alfred + Bs Obgfr Kupferschmidt, Herbert + Bm Gefr Gärtner, Oswald +. Ergänzung/amendment 14 Nov 1942: Ändere Werk-Nr. 1159 in 4583 (Ju 88). Regards Leo |
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Re: Ju 88 A-4 W.Nr. 4583 / 4th of June 1942
Hello Timon,
in the Bundesarchiv Freiburg version of the GQM is the handwritten loss category 22 = destroyed without enemy action on a non-operational flight/ Totalverlust bei Ausbildungs- und sonstigem Flug ohne Feindauftrag. Regards Leo |
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Re: Ju 88 A-4 W.Nr. 4583 / 4th of June 1942
Thank you for your comments!
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Re: Ju 88 A-4 W.Nr. 4583 / 4th of June 1942
The info I have differs slightly from Rottler's comment. (TP+VG is the SKZ, not the assigned unit code.)
Ju 88A-4, 4583, Lux, Ltn. Hans, , III., 8., KG 26, , , TP+VG, , 04-Jun-42, Crew killed in crash during low-level training flight. Struck water., Bm & Bs reversed, south coast Ameland island per Steenbeck., Lfl.3/Kanal, WASt; Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Steenbeck, Die Spur des Löwen, p.344, Medcalf, Fl.Pl. Leeuwarden, 100%, H, B Ofw. Alfred Wilberg, Bm Gefr. Oswald Gärtner & Bs Ogefr. Herbert Kupferschmidt, , Dornier Flzg.Werke Wismar in Sep-41 |
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Re: Ju 88 A-4 W.Nr. 4583 / 4th of June 1942
Hello Jim,
thanks for the info. That makes perfectly sense, a low-level training flight. In early June, the Kampfgruppe 506 based at Leeuwarden was renamed III./KG 26. In the period that followed, training with the use of torpedos took place. I just wanted to rule out the possibility of the Halifax and Junkers colliding with each other. Maybe a bit far-fetched: it could have been the Junkers just hit the water due to pilot error. But I know the Wadden Sea is very undeep in some places, so maybe a torpedo blew up because of hitting the seabed damaging the aircraft? Were these charged torpedos? Kind regards, Timon |
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