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Crash of a Junkers W.33d in Limpsfield: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-1649
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin – Croydon
MSN:
2544
YOM:
1929
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While descending to Croydon on a night cargo flight from Berlin, the airplane went of control and crashed on a hill located in Limpsfield, bursting into flames. The aircraft named 'Baikal' was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Karl Wesell, pilot,
Gustav Ferdinand Connert, mechanic.