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Ju88 dig in Surrey
Ju88A-1 V4-MU
Werknummer (serial): 4300
10./KG1
Crew: Oberleutnant Schlecht (killed)
Oberfeldwebel Herman (killed)
Oberfeldwebel Gerleid (killed)
Oberfeldwebel Frieisen (killed)
Date: 17th April 1941
Place: near Cranleigh, Surrey
The crash site of a Ju88 has been re-excavated in Surrey. The aircraft was Ju88A-1 V4-MU Wn.4300 of 10./KG1 and was shot down the night of 16-17th April, 1941.
The crew, who all died in the crash, was:
Oberleutnant Schlecht
Oberfeldwebel Herman
Oberfeldwebel Gerleid
Oberfeldwebel Frieisen
After being shot down by a Beaufighter, the aircraft dived steeply into the ground and exploded. The original recovery team, and a ‘dig’ in the early 1970s, left little wreckage to be found, except for the remains of a smashed engine.
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