Narrative:
The Junkers Ju-52/3m named "E. Schäfer" crashed into a mountain under adverse weather conditions.
This flight was a postal flight. All crew members (pilot, flight engineer and radio operator) were killed.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 25 April 1935 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3mho |
| Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AJYR |
| MSN: | J4045 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Hallgarten ( Germany)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield, Germany |
| Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport (FRA/EDDF), Germany |
The Junkers Ju-52/3m named "E. Schäfer" crashed into a mountain under adverse weather conditions.
This flight was a postal flight. All crew members (pilot, flight engineer and radio operator) were killed.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield to Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport as the crow flies is 157 km (98 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield to Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport as the crow flies is 157 km (98 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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