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Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Tutow: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
S2+P09
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tutow - Tutow
MSN:
5081
YOM:
1934
Location:
Tutow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Tutow on a local exercice with seven crew members on board. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield, the aircraft collided with a second Deutsche Luftwaffe Junkers JU.52/3mge registered S2+P10. Both aircraft crashed and were destroyed. All seven crew members on board S2+P09 were killed while the fate of the crew in the second aircraft remains unclear.

Crash of a Boeing 247 in Hanover

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 247
Operator:
Registration:
D-AKIN
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hanovre - Rechlin
MSN:
1944
YOM:
1935
Location:
Hanover
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew (two pilots and one engineer) departed Hanover-Vahrenwald Airport on a test flight to Rechlin-Lärz Airfield. The purpose of the flight was to test an experimental autopilot system. The twin engine aircraft crashed while taking off and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants were injured.

Crash of a Messerschmitt M.20b in Halberstadt

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt M.20
Operator:
Registration:
D-UXYN
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
545
YOM:
1933
Location:
Halberstadt
Saxony-Anhalt
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The aircraft named 'Fläming' was destroyed. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ce in Brück: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers A.50
Operator:
H. Schneider
Registration:
D-1784
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dessau – Berlin
MSN:
3506
YOM:
1930
Location:
Brück
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Hermann Röder was performing a solo flight from Dessau to Berlin when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Brück. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Heinkel He.70 in Stuttgart: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1937 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.70
Operator:
Registration:
D-UXUV
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Stuttgart – Friedrichshafen
MSN:
916
YOM:
1935
Location:
Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed. The radio navigator Feude and one passengers were killed while four other occupants were injured, the pilot seriously.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160 A-0 in Wätzum: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
D-UPOZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Cologne
MSN:
4207
YOM:
1935
Location:
Wätzum
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Wolf' was completing a positioning flight from Berlin-Staaken to Cologne, carrying six crew members. En route, the engine failed and the captain decided to divert to Hanover. The situation became critical so the pilot attempt an emergency landing in a pasture when the aircraft crashed in Wätzum, about 28 km southeast of Hanover Airport. One occupants was killed and five others were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.86 Express in Elsdorf: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1937 at 2320 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.86 Express
Operator:
Registration:
G-ACVZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Croydon – Cologne
MSN:
2303
YOM:
1934
Location:
Elsdorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft departed Croydon Airport for Cologne at 2130LT with no mail on board. At 2258LT, while overflying Belgium, the radio navigator informed ATC he was flying in good visibility with no icing conditions. Descending to Cologne-Butzweilerhof Airport, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Elsdorf, some 42 km northwest of the airport. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
C. B. Holmes, pilot,
C. E. Langman, wireless operator.
Passenger:
C. F. Wolley Dod, Imperial Airways European Manager.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Baarsen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1937 at 2050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
07+B40
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Baarsen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Celle AFB on a liaison flight with seven crew members on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed on a barn located in Baarsen. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Berlin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
D-OLYF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Stargard – Jüterbog
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stargard on a flight to Jüterbog-Altes Lager AFB, carrying three civilians and two crew members. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to snow falls. While overflying the city of Berlin, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane collided with a powerline and crashed on a street located in the district of Berlin-Wedding. All five occupants were killed and few people on the ground were injured.
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