Date: 6th October 1942
Unit: 1 Staffel./Fernaufklärungsgruppe 123
Type: Junkers Ju 88D-5
Werke/Nr.430053
Coded: 4U + KH
Location: In Sea off Caen, France. (Quadrant 1062/15 West).
Pilot: Unteroffizier. Fritz Sallinger. 69004/267 - Killed. Born 02.02.1919 in Hollabrun.
Observer: Leutnant. Josef Wölwer. 69004/270 - Killed. Born 17.01.1917 in Bermel / Koblenz.
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier. Helmuth Kanka. 69004/268 - Killed. Born 06.02.1919 in Johnsdorf.
Gunner: Gefreiter. Herbert Küchler. 69004/269 - Killed. Born 29.12.1921 in Hohndorf.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft crashed into the sea off Caen, reason unknown!
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Pilot; Fritz Sallinger ccccccccccccccccccccccccccc The burial of Fritz took place on the 23.10.1942 (Brownless)ccccc
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Observer; Josef Wölwerccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc Burial of Josef took place on the 16.10.1942cccccccccccc
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Radio/Op; Helmuth Kankacccccccccccccccccccccccccc Burial of Helmuth took place on the 28.10.1942 (Brownless)
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Gunner; Herbert Küchlerccccccccccccccccccccccccc Herbert was the first recovered and buried 09.10.1942 (Brownless)ccccc
This crew now rest in the Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof La Cambe, France. (Photo by Bjarki Sigursveinsson)
Fritz Sallinger – Block 34 Grave 225.
Josef Wölwer – Block 34 Grave 229.
Helmuth Kanka – Block 34 Grave 219.
Herbert Küchler – Block 34 Grave 233.
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with special thanks to Armin Goebel and Fritz Schlichting for their help in constructing this page, August 2013.
