Zone
Thuringia

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-DL in Bad Langensalza ALG: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-30728
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
13879
YOM:
1943
Location:
Bad Langensalza ALG
Thuringia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near the Bad Langensalza Advanced Landing Ground, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
1st Lt Richard C. Mervyn,
T/Sgt Jack Sims,
F/O Franklin Park Totten.

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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