Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Tymbáki

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1942
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Survivors:
No
MSN:
5280
YOM:
1935
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff from Tymbáki Airport and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Wilhelm Widmeier, pilot,
Ogfr Günther Schussig, radio operator,
Fw Hubert Gajewski, mechanic,
Uffz Konlik, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure at takeoff.