Junkers JU.52 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route over Lapland, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a lake located in Muddusjärvi, some 15 km north of Inari. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gef Erich Adams,
Ofw Alfed Böhm,
Ogfr Alf Schuhmacher.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e near Utsjoki

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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7U+OM

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Banak - Kirkenes

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5596

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En route, the three engine aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force Petlyakov Pe-3. The crew reduced his altitude and was able to attempt an emergency landing in a pasture. While all three occupants were slightly injured and rescued, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Petlyakov Pe-3.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Komárom: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1944 at 0740 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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D-ASHE

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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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640601

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En route, the three engine aircraft christened 'Friedrich Dahmen' was attacked by the pilot of a RAF Mosquito fighter. The crew reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing but the aircraft eventually crash landed in a field. A passenger was killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a RAF fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge near Seljord: 15 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1944 at 2025 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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D-ADQV

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

Schedule:

Frankfurt – Berlin – Hamburg – Copenhagen – Oslo

MSN:

640608

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1943

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LH007

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Aircraft flight hours:

1293

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The three engine aircraft christened 'Herman Stache' left Copenhagen Airport at 1750LT bound for Oslo. After passing Skagen, the aircraft entered over Skagerrak and the weather conditions deteriorated. Due to poor visibility and wind from the east, the aircraft diverted from the prescribed flight path to the west. Persuaded to be on the correct track for Oslo, the crew reduced his altitude and went through the cloud layer to start the descent to Fornebu Airport. At an altitude of 1,355 meters, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Skorvefjell located northwest of Seljord. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 15 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Johannes Schröter,
August Lukat,
Wilhelm Jenss.
Passengers:
Curt Braun,
Armin Priest,
Hans Haas,
Herman Daduna,
Walter Hodt,
Erwin Keller,
Edwin Krause,
Alexander Rockel,
Georg Rosenbush,
Gerard Schmidt,
Kjell Andreas Martinsen,
Milli Holthe.

Probable cause:

It was concluded that the accident resulted from a controlled flight into terrain. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was off the prescribed flight path, most probably due a wind from the east gusting up to 15 km/h. Also, the radio equipment failed in flight, which should be considered as a contributory factor.

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

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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SE+HZ

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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6269

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While flying some 20 km south of Banak Airport, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the crew of a Soviet Air Force Douglas Boston and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hermann Schminke,
Fw Alfred Nährig,
Ofw Eduard Huhnholdt.
Source & photos: https://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/uccagagga.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Soviet Air Force plane.

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

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1944 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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D-AUAW

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Athens – Sofia – Belgrade – Vienna

MSN:

641039

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1943

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Velika Ivanča

Belgrade City District

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Serbia

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Europe

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The three engine aircraft christened 'Gerhard Amann' was approaching Belgrade Airport at an altitude of some 400 meters when it was shot down by the pilots of three enemy fighters and crashed in a field located in Velika Ivanča, south of Belgrade. All five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Koksu: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1944 at 0715 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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Registration:

CCCP-L40

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Ferry

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Mountains

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Alma Ata – Semipalatinsk – Kuybyshev

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3325

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The crew was performing a ferry flight from Alma Ata to Kuybyshev with an intermediate stop in Semipalatinsk. En route, the pilot in command deviated from the prescribed flight path to the east in order to circumvent an area of poor weather and overflew high mountains. As he was unable to gain sufficient height, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed at a height of some 2,700 meters into the steep wall of a gorge near a pass over the khrebet Dzhil-Dhuta mountain range (3,050 meters), about 15 km northwest of Koksu. All six occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The decision of the crew to modify their route to the east was wrong. It was preferable to fly to the west to avoid the mountain range, especially in poor weather conditions. It was reported that the navigator was not aware of the presence of mountains above the altitude of 3,000 meters, which was considered as a contributory factor. Also, deficiencies were pointed out with flight planification and the operations of the company.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e in the Tatra Mountains

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1944

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RV+IT

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In unknown circumstances, the three engine aircraft crashed in the Tatra mountains, some 30 km northwest of Poprad. All four crew members were injured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52 in Rattenegg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1944

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Junkers JU.52

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Military

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En route, the three engine aircraft hit a mountain in the region of Rattenegg, Styria. All seven occupants were killed, among them four Generals of the German Army:
General Eduard Dietl,
General Infantry Thomas-Emil von Wickede,
General Mountain Troops Karl Eglseer,
Lt General Franz Rossi.