F8+FH

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.