Status: | |
Date: | Friday 12 April 1940 |
Type: | Junkers Ju-52/3m |
Operator: | Luftwaffe |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Einfeld ( Germany)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Neumünster Airfield (EUM/EDHN), Germany |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Upon takeoff, the plane failed to gain enough altitude. It overflew a forest but crashed on agricultural land.
Two crew members died in the crash. The plane had as destination Norway.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.