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Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Roggentin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
D-AFYN
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Roggentin - Roggentin
MSN:
5352
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a test flight on behalf of the German Research Institute for Aviation, testing a new IFR landing system. On approach to Roggentin in poor visibility due to fog, the three engine airplane impacted ground and crashed. Two crew members were seriously injured and five others were killed.
Crew:
FF Otto von Medem, †
FBF Schröder, †
Uffz Henry Kötke, †
Cpt Friedrich Kurth, †
Cpt Walter Merten, †
FBF Friedrich Bülte,
BO Rackow.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Udet U12a Flamingo in Böblingen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1930 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
D-867
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Böblingen - Böblingen
MSN:
273
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was taking part to an airshow at Böblingen Airfield. Two aircrafts, an Udet U12a Flamingo operated by the Deutsche Luftfahrt and registered D-867 and a Klemm L.27 registered D-1781 were engaged in a demo flight, connected to each other by a ladder. At an altitude of 300-400 metres, one of the pilot in the Udet, Fritz Schindler, successfully climbed from the Udet (below position) to the Klemm (upper position). But while descending via the ladder, the upper aircraft was caught by a gust of wind and lost height. Both aircraft collided, entered a dive and crashed. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Walter Spengler,
Fritz Schindler.

Crash of an Udet U12a Flamingo in Berlin

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1930 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
D-1437
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
391
YOM:
1928
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport on a local test flight. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with telephone wires and crashed in the district of Rudow. Both crew members were injured, one seriously, and the aircraft was destroyed.