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Crash of a Dornier DO.17P in Göllheim: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
4U+HK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Göllheim
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Lt Albert Kohler,
Uffz K. Low,
Uffz E. Schonborn.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.86 Express in Altenkirchen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1936 at 0300 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.86 Express
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADEB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hanover – Cologne – London-Gatwick
MSN:
2324
YOM:
1935
Location:
Altenkirchen
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night mail flight from Hanover to London-Gatwick with an intermediate stop in Cologne. In unknown circumstances, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed 50 km southeast of Cologne. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mho in Hallgarten: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
D-AJYR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Berlin – Cologne – Frankfurt
MSN:
4045
YOM:
1934
Location:
Hallgarten
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane named 'Emil Schäfer' departed Berlin on a mail/cargo flight to Frankfurt via Cologne, carrying three crew members. En route, weather conditions worsened with low ceiling and rain falls. While cruising in poor visibility, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located on the north slope of a hill. The captain was killed while two other occupants were seriously injured. They died from their injuries few days later.
Crew:
Franz Kneer, pilot,
Franz Pfeil, flight engineer,
Kurt Heinecke, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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