SE+HZ

On October 14, 1944 at 12:00 AM, SE+HZ experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Banak Finnmark.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While flying some 20 km south of Banak Airport, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the crew of a Soviet Air Force Douglas Boston and crashed. All three crew members were killed. Crew: Ofw Hermann Schminke, Fw Alfred Nährig, Ofw Eduard Huhnholdt. Source & photos: https://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/uccagagga.html

Aircraft reference details include registration SE+HZ, MSN 6269.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 70.0670°, 24.9671°.