| Date: | Monday 17 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3mg5e |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4V+EH |
| MSN: | 7055 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Strait of Messina -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Ju-52 disappeared in the Straits of Messina, probably after striking the sea while flying too low, with its crew of four. Three are listed as missing and the fourth as killed in the German documents.
Crew:
Uffz Heinz Scherwarth (pilot) MIA
Fw Heinz Clausen (radio) KIA
Ofw Helmut Stein (flying engineer) MIA
Gefr Helmut Gottschalk (ground crew (1.Wart)) MIA
Sources:
Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum
http://ordersofbattle.darkscape.net/site/sturmvogel/Kgrzbv9.html
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