Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Unetsha: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5572
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission, the airplane was shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed near Unetsha. The mechanic was killed.
Crew:
Gefr Alfred Niklas, mechanic, †
Cpt Hans Kosack, observer +1.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mg6e in Langendiebach

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ+YQ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3016
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night towing mission when the pilot got blinded by the light installed at the drop point. The airplane crashed near Langendiebach Airfield, bursting into flames. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Eberhard Müller, pilot,
Gefr Alfred Bodnardsky, radio operator,
Gefr Martin Pohl, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after the pilot got blinded by light.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Cuzco

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OA-HHC-304
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5272
YOM:
1935
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was in charge to transfer the airplane and was supposed to make an intermediate stop at Cuzco Airport for refueling. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon landing and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All three crew members escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Čejov: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7U+AM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6456
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a training exercise on behalf of the 2nd Airborne Intelligence School. It crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located east of the village of Čejov. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Fw Karl Hettehausen, pilot,
Gefr Jakob Posch, mechanic,
Gefr Walter Wiedemann,
Gefr Walter Hainkes,
Gefr Manfred Karl,
Gefr Franz Gräf.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mge off Store Heddinge: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DK+QY
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4039
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing when the airplane crashed into the sea off Store Heddinge. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hans Thalec, radio operator,
Ofw Martin Spoigel, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Ruthenberg,
Uffz Helmut Wirth,
Gefr Viktor Lochner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mfe in Travemünde: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-AFYS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4020
YOM:
1933
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane named 'Gustav Dörr' crashed in unknown circumstances near Travemünde. All four crew members and six passengers were killed.
Crew:
Fw Eberhard Klix, pilot,
Fw Joachim Fechteler, radio operator,
Gefr Walter Jung, radio operator,
Fw Alfred Greil, mechanic.
Passengers:
Lt Helmut Philipps,
Ofw Herbert Luens,
Uffz Gerhard Beising,
Gefr Josef Zylla,
Uffz Ernst Ruppert,
Uffz Heinz Macenstein.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Fiskviksætra: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TA+DS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6755
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Fiskviksætra, Hedmark. All 12 occupants were killed.
Crew (2./KGr.zbV108):
Olt Hans Liebe,
Uffz Ludwig Holle,
Ofw Fritz Köhler,
Ogefr Otto Lüders,
Gefr Johann Riess.
Passengers:
Siegfried Schlachta,
Walter Brückner,
Emil Böhnke,
Herbert Kowalowsky,
Lothar Büche,
Ernst Schreiber,
Herbert Stading.
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/savalen.html

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Oksvoll: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4+??
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Banak – Bardufoss – Trondheim
MSN:
6462
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
In foggy conditions, the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Tønnølfjellet located near Oksvoll, some 60 km northwest of Trondheim. A crew member survived while all 13 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Wilhelm Mayer, †
Josef Metz, †
Johann Ruf, †
Eugen Ruoff.
Passengers:
Max Hengst, †
Friedrich Knolle, †
Karl Berger, †
Kurt Neumann, †
Wilhelm Volkmer, †
Erich Engel, †
Walter Hundt, †
Karl Heinke, †
Horst Müller 1. †
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/oksvoll.html
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Pacanów: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6140
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing two crew members and injuring two others.
Crew:
Oblt Helmut Schwertfeger, pilot, †
Fw Fritz Neumann, observer, †
Gefr Heinz Ramig, observer,
Gefr Hüwer, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mge in Rheinsberg

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RJ+NP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4048
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed in Rheinsberg. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.