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The crew encountered icing conditions and the pilot apparently attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in Gföhret. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H at Giebelstadt AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1939 at 1115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Giebelstadt - Giebelstadt

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After takeoff from Giebelstadt AFB, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. Two crewmen were killed and two others were injured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mlu on Mt Grosser Arber: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1939 at 1415 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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I-BAUS

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Mountains

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Rome – Venice – Munich – Berlin

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4063

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1935

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The three engine airplane was completing a flight from Rome to Berlin with intermediate stops in Venice and Munich, carrying 17 passengers and a crew of four. The aircraft departed Munich-Riem Airport at 1300LT bound for Berlin. A little more than an hour into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 1,000 metres, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds when the aircraft crashed on the slope of Mt Grosser Arber located 48 km northeast of Straubing. Five passengers were killed while 16 other occupants were injured.
Those killed were:
Dr. Alexander Schulz,
Irmgard Zeller,
Franz Gareis,
Wolfgang Eduard Zorrer,
Gerda Strebenz.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bloch MB.200 near Rohrbach: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Bloch MB.200

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E-962

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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163

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The airplane took off at 1315 on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed between Rohrbach and Ingolstadt. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Marcel Joly, pilot,
Cdt Eugène Delozanne, chief,
Eoa Jean-Jacques Chareire, gunner,
Adj/C Eugène Petton, gunner,
Adj Jean Gaillères, gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52 in Lalling: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1939 at 1800 LT

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Junkers JU.52

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While flying too low, the airplane clipped trees and crashed in a huge explosion in the forest of Lallinger Winkel located one km southwest of Lalling, Bavaria. As the aircraft was carrying ammunition and various equipment, several explosions occurred with a huge fire. Two crew members were rescued while three others were killed.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Weichenried: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1939

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Heinkel He.111

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Crashed in unknown circumstances between the villages of Weichenried and Lindach. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge near Nuremberg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1936 at 1400 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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Registration:

D-ASUI

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Leipzig – Nuremberg

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5498

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1936

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While descending to Nuremberg Airport in foggy conditions, the three engine aircraft deviated from the approach path and was too low when it collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located on Mt Moritzberg (603 metres high), some 15 km east of Nuremberg Airport. The Captain and three passenger were killed while 12 other occupants were injured. The aircraft named 'Hans Berr' was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Captain Hochmuth.

Probable cause:

Too low approach in low visibility caused by poor weather conditions: fog and snow falls.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Bad Staffelstein: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1936

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Junkers W.34

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The aircraft was performing a flight within Germany with four passengers and one pilot on behalf of the 3rd Squadron based in Giebelstadt AFB, near Würzburg. While flying at low height, the aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Staffelberg (539 metres high) located south of Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria. The pilot and one passenger were killed while three passenger were seriously injured. In the evening, one of the survivor died from his injuries and another passenger passed away three days later. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to foggy conditions.
Crew:
Cpt Wolf Freiherr von Gültlingen.
Passengers:
Lt Rudolf Scharnier,
2nd Lt Peter Zapf,
Lt Karl Hermann Kurt von Plüskow +1.

Ground accident of a Boeing 247 in Nuremberg

Date & Time: May 24, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 247

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D-AGAR

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Parking

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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1945

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1935

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The Boeing 247 was parked at Nurenberg Airport when it was hit by an Air France Wibault 283.T12 registered F-AMYD. The German aircraft was damaged beyond repair while the French aircraft was undamaged. There were no casualties.