Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
Time: | 17:20 |
Type: | Junkers Ju-52/3m |
Operator: | Luftwaffe |
Registration: | BJ+YV |
MSN: | 3021 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | between Vuiteboeuf and Baulmes ( Switzerland)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Coming from the south of France, the German military transport plane entered Swiss airspace. The plane was intercepted by four Moranes (MS406) Swiss military fighter planes and was shot down. The plane crashed and all five occupants died in the crash.
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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.