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The crew was performing a night mail flight from Berlin to Paris with an intermediate stop in Cologne. The aircraft named 'Otto Parschau' departed Cologne at 0241LT. Two hours later, while approaching Paris, the pilot was unable to localize the airfield due to foggy conditions. On approach, the three engine aircraft crashed in the garden of a castle located in Châtenay-en-France, some 11 km north of Le Bourget Airport. All three crewmen were killed.

Crash of a Junkers G.24 in Luzarches

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1929 at 1700 LT

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Junkers G.24

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Berlin – Cologne – Brussels – Paris

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904

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1925

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The aircraft was completing a mail flight from Berlin to Paris with intermediate stops in Cologne and Brussels, carrying three crew members. The aircraft departed Brussels at 1400LT bound to Paris. After passing Noyon, weather conditions worsened with a limited visibility due to foggy conditions. Unable to locate the airport of Paris-Le Bourget, the pilot continued to the south when he made a turn to the north. Eventually, he attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located near the Château de Champlatreux, south of Luzarches, some 15 km north of Le Bourget Airport. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.