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

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1939 at 1620 LT
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Aslau – Bad Langensalza
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Crew on board:
3
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10
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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.