Junkers JU.52 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The three engine airplane departed Tutow on a local exercice with seven crew members on board. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield, the aircraft collided with a second Deutsche Luftwaffe Junkers JU.52/3mge registered S2+P10. Both aircraft crashed and were destroyed. All seven crew members on board S2+P09 were killed while the fate of the crew in the second aircraft remains unclear.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Santiurde de Toranzo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1937

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Junkers JU.52

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Pontejos - Pontejos

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The crew was returning to his base in Pontejos following a bombing mission over positions in Asturias. En route, the airplane was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed in Santiurde de Toranzo, some 30 km southwest of Pontejos Airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Klaus Held, †
Cpl Bruno Ness, †
Cpl Franz Nokler. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by antiaircraft fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1937

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Junkers JU.52

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22-61

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While cruising at night, the three engine airplane was shot down by enemy fire. The seven occupants bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a field located near Sariñena. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants were uninjured.
Crew:
José L. Muntadas S.Prim,
Vsevolod Marchenko,
Abelardo Carazo Calleja,
Sgt Romero,
Cpl José Ramón Blanco Lavín,
Cpl Aparicio,
Cpl T. Velasco.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52 off Santander: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1937

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Junkers JU.52

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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While bombing the harbor of Santander, the aircraft was probably shot down and crashed into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Julio Ercilla García,
José Montel Toucet,
José Iñiguez Sánchez-Arjona,
José Luis Larrazábal Barrios,
Justo Pérez Vázquez.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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XVIII

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Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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5294

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1935

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The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following engine problems. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine problems in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3msa1 in Johannesburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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ZS-AKY

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Johannesburg – Port Elizabeth

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5351

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1937

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Shortly after takeoff, the engine n°1 & 3 failed. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing when, after touchdown, the airplane veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All occupants were evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. A female passenger died few days later from injuries sustained.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure after liftoff.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg3e in Legnica

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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33+K39

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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5462

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1935

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Legnica

Silesian Voivodeship (Śląskie)

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Poland

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Europe

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Crashed in unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff from Legnica (Leignitz), Silesia. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Baarsen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1937 at 2050 LT

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Junkers JU.52

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07+B40

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Military

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The three engine airplane departed Celle AFB on a liaison flight with seven crew members on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed on a barn located in Baarsen. All seven occupants were killed.

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

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1937

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The airplane was engaged in a bombing mission over Bilbao when it was shot down by the pilot of a National Air Forces fighter. It entered a dive during which two crew members were able to bail and eventually crashed in Arraiz, in the suburb of Bilbao, bursting into flames. The three crew members who remained on board were killed.
Crew:
Sgt/M Herbert Barowsky, †
Pvt Hans Schul, †
Cpl Paul Ziepp, †
S/Sgt Adolf Hermann,
Karl Gustav Schmidt.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.