Date: 13th November 1942
Unit: 1 Staffel./Fernaufklärungsgruppe 123
Type: Junkers Ju 88D-1
Werke/Nr.430351
Coded: 4U +
Location: Near Morlaix, France.
Pilot: Oberfeldwebel. Otto Zschunke. 55555/6 - Killed. Born 10.01.1913 in Meissen.
Observer: Leutnant. Heinz Schulze-Wetzel. L51555/106 - Killed. Born 04.11.1909 in Herne/Westf.
Radio/Op: Feldwebel. Werner Daniels. 69004/79 - Killed. Born 03.08.1920 in Köln.
Gunner: Unteroffizier. Ernst Högy. 69004/207 - Killed. Born 19.03.1915 in Hirschthal / Pfalz.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft crashed near Morlaix due to a servicing fault.
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Pilot; Otto Zschunke (Brownless) cccccccccccccccccc Observer; Heinz Schulze-Wetzel (Brownless)
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Radio/Op; Werner Daniels (Brownless) cccccccccccccccccccccc Gunner; Ernst Högy (Brownless)
The crew were originally buried at Morlaix on the 15.11.1942 (Brownless)
This crew are now laid to rest in the Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof Ploudaniel-Lesneven, France.
(Eckelt)Otto Zschunke – Block 9 Row 56 Grave 1399.
Heinz Schulze-Wetzel - Block 9 Row 56 Grave 1398.
Werner Daniels - Block 9 Row 56 Grave 1400.
Ernst Högy - Block 9 Row 56 Grave 1351.
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with special thanks to Armin Goebel and Fritz Schlichting for their help in constructing this page, August 2013.
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