ASN Aircraft accident Junkers Ju-90V2 D-AIVI Bathurst (Banjul)
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Date:Saturday 26 November 1938
Type:Silhouette image of generic ju90 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Junkers Ju-90V2
Operator:Deutsche Lufthansa
Registration: D-AIVI
MSN: 4914
First flight: 1938
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Bathurst (Banjul) (   Gambia)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Bathurst-Jeswang Airport, Gambia
Destination airport:Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR/GOOY), Senegal
Narrative:
The Ju-90 named "Preussen" hit a palm tree and crashed after failure of two engines on the same side during takeoff. The airplane was carrying out a tropical trial flight.

Sources:
» fof-ohlsdorf.de
» Deutsche Lufthansa: Der Kranich in Turbulenzen, 1939-1945 / Hans W Neulen


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Distance from Bathurst-Jeswang Airport to Dakar-Yoff Airport as the crow flies is 168 km (105 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.
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