F8+FH

The four engine aircraft departed Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport on a mission over the sea. While cruising over the Bay of Biscay, the crew became lost and the aircraft continued to the south until it struck the slope of a mountain located in the Soba Valley. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 1,000 meters. All six crew members were killed. Crew (I/KG40): Cdr Sgt Michael Obermeyer +5.

Flight / Schedule

F8+FH

Registration

F8+FH

MSN

73

Date

December 21, 1941 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Soba Valley Cantabria

Region

Europe • Spain

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On December 21, 1941 at 12:00 AM, F8+FH experienced a crash involving Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Soba Valley Cantabria.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport on a mission over the sea. While cruising over the Bay of Biscay, the crew became lost and the aircraft continued to the south until it struck the slope of a mountain located in the Soba Valley. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 1,000 meters. All six crew members were killed. Crew (I/KG40): Cdr Sgt Michael Obermeyer +5.

Aircraft reference details include registration F8+FH, MSN 73.

Fatalities

Total

6

Crew

6

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The four engine aircraft departed Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport on a mission over the sea. While cruising over the Bay of Biscay, the crew became lost and the aircraft continued to the south until it struck the slope of a mountain located in the Soba Valley. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 1,000 meters. All six crew members were killed. Crew (I/KG40): Cdr Sgt Michael Obermeyer +5.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

6

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 6

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Registration

F8+FH

MSN

73