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Date: 28-May-2022
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Detail page crash 14-Jun-1941
| CrashID | 110 |
| Date | 14-Jun-1941 |
| Time | 02:30 |
| Location | Noordzee |
| Airplane | Junkers |
| Type / model | Ju 88C-2 |
| Serial number | 0785 |
| Registration number | R4 + IM |
| Group | Luftwaffe |
| Squadron | 4./NJG 2 |
| Base | Gilze-Rijen |
| Mission | Intruder over England |
| Target | Engeland |
| Crew | Uffz Vitus Alt 60941/5 KIA Unteroffizier Hans Suckow 60941/7 lot onbekend Unteroffizier Erwin Korn 60941/6 KIA |
| Cemeteries | Uffz Vitus Alt 60941/5 KIA. Begraafplaats onbekend. Unteroffizier Hans Suckow 60941/7 lot onbekend Unteroffizier Erwin Korn 60941/6 KIA. Begraafplaats onbekend. |
| Brief description of the crash | This aircraft took off for operations over England on 13.06.41 at 23:00 hours. On return from this mission at 02:30 a.m. near the Island Schouwen off the Dutch coast the crew saw a dinghy with survivors from a ditched Heinkel He111 of 8./KG4. Vitus Alt started to circle the dinghy and Radio operator Hans Suckow sent an SOS message back to base. Almost immediately after the message was sent the low circling Ju 88's wing tip touched the water and in a flurry of spray the aircraft crashed into the sea to the disbelief to those in the dinghy. There were no survivors. Source: www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com |
Extensive description of the crash (.pdf)  |
110-story.pdf  |
| Picture 1 |  |
| Picture 1 description | Unteroffizier Vitus Alt (via Aircrew Remembrance Society) |
| Locatie on map |  |
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| Picture 2 description | Unteroffizier Vitus Alt during training (via Aircrew Remembrance Society) |