ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50942
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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1944 |
| Time: | night/mornin |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./KG 54 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 550283 |
| MSN: | B3+EK |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wittmund/Jever(G)/Juvincourt(F) |
On this night, the Luftwaffe launched a second wave on London, as part of Operation Steinbock. This wave took off from 04:25 hrs.
The Ju 88 crashed into the IJsselmeer for unknown reasons. All four crew members died in the crash:
Flugzeugführer Unteroffizier H. Weiß 67184/327 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn BG-3-61
Beobachter Unteroffizier F. Prinke 67184/374 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn CF-2-46
Bordfunker Unteroffizier H. Garske 67184/333 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn CF-2-50
Bordschütze Unteroffizier A. Auerbach 67184/67 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn CF-3-51
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3386&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Steinbock
https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/103646/Crash-Site-Junkers-Ju-88A-4-550283.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Aug-2018 07:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2019 12:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2019 13:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
| 26-Mar-2020 18:59 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 22:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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