9V+FK
Flight / Schedule
9V+FK
Aircraft
Junkers JU.290Registration
9V+FK
MSN
179
Date
May 26, 1944 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
La Coruna Galicia
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
43.3472°, -8.4352°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On May 26, 1944 at 12:00 AM, 9V+FK experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.290, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near La Coruna Galicia.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While returning to its base following a convoy mission, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilots of four RAF Mosquito's and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Spanish coast. All four crew members were killed, among them Oblt Karl-Heinz Schmidt.
Aircraft reference details include registration 9V+FK, MSN 179.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.3472°, -8.4352°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While returning to its base following a convoy mission, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilots of four RAF Mosquito's and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Spanish coast. All four crew members were killed, among them Oblt Karl-Heinz Schmidt.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • Spain