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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: MiloMorai on May 01, 2005, 05:16:41 AM

Title: @ Angus
Post by: MiloMorai on May 01, 2005, 05:16:41 AM

Did you know there is a crashed Ju 88 in Iceland?

Ju88 D-5 from 1.(f)/120, werkenummer 430087, reg. A6+CH.

The plane flew out of Trondheim with the following crew:

Ltn. Karl Brück (Pilot)
Fw. Werner Bullerjahn (Observer)
Uffz. Anton Mynarek (Radio operator)
Fw. Theodor Scholtyssek (Gunner)

Only Mynarek survived, parachuting to safety some 3 km away .

The three crew members killed are buried in Reykjavík...

Karl Martin Brück LTN
1.8.1918
24.4.1943

Werner Victor Gerhard Bullerjahn FW
11.9.1912
24.4.1943

Theodor Scholtyssek FW
22.2.1920
24.4.1943

crash area
(http://forum.axishistory.com/files/crashsitekeilir1.jpg)

Title: @ Angus
Post by: Angus on May 01, 2005, 06:00:55 AM

Hello there.
There were more actually, but mostly He 111 and Condors.
Some couple of years ago a special graveyard was opened for those Germans that perished here in the war.
I have been trying to track some of those crashes, but with little success.
You know, in the spring of 1941 or was it 42, a German planed crashed in the mountain area near Reykjavík. All survived, and the myth tells us that they escaped to Germany with a Spanish trawler!
I found some Loss records which could possibly have been related to it.
Also, I recall a crash in the west of the country. My neighbour was living there at the time, as a little girl. She has a piece of the aircraft at home.
I'll have a look at that history forum. Thanks for the info m8 !

Title: @ Angus
Post by: agent 009 on May 01, 2005, 12:23:49 PM

Cool. A german weather ship was lost in spitzbergen

Title: @ Angus
Post by: Angus on May 02, 2005, 08:38:54 AM

Aha ;)
There were Norse soldiers in Iceland as a part of the occupation force as well.
They did special ops like putting up a weather station in Jan Mayen, - mission launched from Akureyri (N-Iceland) I belive.
They also had a Norwegian Squadron, - Northrop floatplanes.
I think only one of those exists today, - it was fished out of a riverbed in S-Iceland in the late 70's.
Anyway, Milo, I haven't found the correct path in the axishistory.com, - could you give me some better info how to get to the info of the crash area.
BTW, a P38 went down nearabouts, - engine failiure. A friend of mine went there last year and dug out some pieces. Apparently some ppl hold the engine blocks in safety!
WW2, - all over the place.

Title: @ Angus
Post by: MiloMorai on May 02, 2005, 08:55:03 AM

Try this Angus, http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=76682

Title: @ Angus
Post by: Angus on May 02, 2005, 09:07:23 AM

Ok, will try to insert image of the nearabouts of the crashsite.
This is close to the location of the "mysterious" aircraft I mentioned, - where the crew were supposed to have gotten away.
Anyway, many flights went over Reykjavik for recce, and they had Ack there, and apparently some LW aircraft got hit by it.
Ok, if image does not appear, just google the word "keilir"
(http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/Iceland/~Keilir.jpg)

Title: @ Angus
Post by: Tails on May 02, 2005, 11:23:10 AM

Well that's a wierd lookin pile of dirt. Volcanic in origin, maybe?

Title: @ Angus
Post by: Angus on May 05, 2005, 11:42:54 AM

Volcanic, yes.
There are lava plains around, but that's a very rough area to crashland on.
Hey Milo, if you're reading, could you ask on that other board about approximate location of the crash-site?
I am going to call the guy who has been looking for the foot for the story of the "mystery" plane who's crew escaped.
It could be a myth, it could be the same aircraft, but the location is rather close actually!
Will post more later, that is a story worth telling!