ASN Aircraft accident Junkers Ju-52/3m registration unknown Leros
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Date:Saturday 13 November 1943
Type:Silhouette image of generic JU52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Junkers Ju-52/3m
Operator:Luftwaffe
Registration: registration unknown
MSN: 640187
First flight:
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Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:off Leros (   Greece)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Ditched into sea after hit by anti-aircraft fire during invasion of Leros Island 13./14. November 1943. The occupants were rescued. Four Ju-52 aircraft were lost in the operation.

Classification:
Shot down from the ground
Ditching

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