F8+FH
Flight / Schedule
F8+FH
Aircraft
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 CondorRegistration
F8+FH
MSN
73
Date
December 21, 1941 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
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