Incident Junkers Ju 87R-2 5706,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192730
 
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Date:Sunday 11 January 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ju87 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Junkers Ju 87R-2
Owner/operator:IV.(St)/LG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration: 5706
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kestenga area -   Russia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Ju 87 R-2 WNr 5706 of IV.(St)/LG 1 crashed in Kiestinki area, Finland (now called Kestenga, in Russian Carelia), after engine failure and was destroyed at 90%. The air gunner, Gfr. Clemens Hertz, was wounded, the pilot was unhurt.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20120320130812/http://www.rafandluftwaffe.info/luftwaffe1.html
http://www.luftwaffe.no/SIG/Losses/tap421.html
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiestinki
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/russia/map/m4101054/kiestinki.html]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2017 09:06 Laurent Rizzotti Added
15-Dec-2019 10:58 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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