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

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K1+AL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
2828
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a supply mission to the German troops based in the region of Reinoksbreen. While cruising at an altitude of some 1,400 metres, the aircraft impacted a mountain slope and crashed. All three crew members were able to walk away and to reach an Austrian camp. The aircraft was destroyed.