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Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Tarm: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Neumünster – Stavanger
Location:
Tarm
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
En route from Neumünster to Stavanger, the crew encountered poor visibility due to thick fog. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field located near Tarm. The mechanic Franz Sauerland was injured while eight other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Meurcourt: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1940 at 0645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Meurcourt
Haute-Saône
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was engaged in a espionage and surveillance mission of the Luxeuil Airbase. In the early morning, the airplane was shot down by the pilots of five French fighters and crashed in a field located in Meurcourt, some 8 km west of Luxeuil Airfield. All nine occupants were killed. It was reported that the airplane deviated to the west from the Rhein due to unfavarable winds.
Probable cause:
Shot down by French fighters.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Ludwigslust: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Ludwigslust
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Ludwigslust, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
FF Fw Schreiber,
FF Fw Haüsler,
FF Uffz Dallmeier,
Bf Ogefr Pantz,
Bw Gefr Spiess.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Ceuta: 9 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1939 at 0815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
M-CABA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tetouan – Seville – Alicante
MSN:
5854
YOM:
1938
Location:
Ceuta
Ceuta
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft named 'Sanjurjo' departed Tetouan Airport at 0800LT on a flight to Alicante with an intermediate stop in Seville. About 15 minutes later, while cruising along the shore at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in flames into the sea off Ceuta. Rescuers arrived on site 30 minutes later. Some debris were found 10 km south of Punta del Carnero. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
Eugenio Gross Huertas, captain,
Ruperto González Fernández, radio operator,
José Chacón Mellado, engineer.
Passengers:
Antonio Bazán Martínez,
Manuel Romero Picornell,
Agustín Calvo Bronte,
Juan José Suárez Maguregui,
Juan Carlos Brelezmann Isberner,
Henry Charles.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident remains unknown. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with low clouds and storms. It was also reported that the airplane may have been shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mlu on Mt Grosser Arber: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1939 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
I-BAUS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Rome – Venice – Munich – Berlin
MSN:
4063
YOM:
1935
Location:
Mt Grosser Arber
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was completing a flight from Rome to Berlin with intermediate stops in Venice and Munich, carrying 17 passengers and a crew of four. The aircraft departed Munich-Riem Airport at 1300LT bound for Berlin. A little more than an hour into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 1,000 metres, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds when the aircraft crashed on the slope of Mt Grosser Arber located 48 km northeast of Straubing. Five passengers were killed while 16 other occupants were injured.
Those killed were:
Dr. Alexander Schulz,
Irmgard Zeller,
Franz Gareis,
Wolfgang Eduard Zorrer,
Gerda Strebenz.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Tarfaya: 10 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
22-94
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tan-Tan – Tarfaya
Location:
Tarfaya
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While approaching Tarfaya Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and was unable to locate the airfield. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the ocean off Cape Juby. A crew member was rescued while 10 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Wangerooge Island

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
6671
YOM:
1939
Location:
Wangerooge Island
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off the Wangerooge Island. There were no casualties and the pilot Günther was injured.
Probable cause:
It appears that the accident was caused by a pilot error.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4c in Thomasdorf: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1939 at 1250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
G6+KO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
6201
YOM:
1938
Location:
Domašov
Olomouc Region (Olomoucký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was completing a flight on behalf of the Aviation School of Zeltweg. While flying in poor visibility due to fog, the airplane contacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located near Thomasdorf (now Domašov). All seven crew members were killed. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 821 metres.
Crew:
Uffz Arthur Carlowitz, pilot,
Uffz Max Schäuble, copilot,
Uffz Heinrich Höve, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Freiandenhofen, mechanic,
Uffz Eggert Kähler, mechanic,
Uffz Helmut Ronneburger, mechanic,
Uffz Hans Wich-Paulus-Klein, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Warsaw

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
G6+CZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Warsaw
Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was engaged in the invasion of Poland. While approaching the capital city, it was shot down by the Polish Flak and crashed. Occupant's fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Polish Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Grossjena: 13 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1939 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Aslau – Bad Langensalza
Location:
Grossjena
Saxony-Anhalt
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Aslau (now Osła) in Silesia, on a flight to Bad Langensalza, carrying 10 membres of the Stuka Gruppe based in Bad Langensalza. En route, the airplane collided with a balloon cable and crashed. All 13 occupants were killed.
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