Narrative:
Crashed into mountain in bad weather en route Thessaloniki to Sofia.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Athens, Greece back to Warsaw, Poland with en route stops at Thessaloniki, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1937 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-115D |
| Operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | SP-ASJ |
| MSN: | 1318/F3 |
| First flight: | 1934 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Pirin Mountains ( Bulgaria)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Thessaloniki International Airport (SKG/LGTS), Greece |
| Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF/LBSF), Bulgaria |
Crashed into mountain in bad weather en route Thessaloniki to Sofia.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Athens, Greece back to Warsaw, Poland with en route stops at Thessaloniki, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Distance from Thessaloniki International Airport to Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport as the crow flies is 243 km (152 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Thessaloniki International Airport to Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport as the crow flies is 243 km (152 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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