Narrative:
The Italian Junkers Ju-52/3mlu struck a hillside at about 1000 meters in bad weather during the final leg of the Rome-Venice-Munich-Rome flight. The aircraft had taken off from Munich at 13:00 hours.
Four passengers died in the crash; one injured passenger later died in the hospital.
» Jenaer Volksblatt 6 December 1939
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 4 December 1939 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3mlu |
| Operator: | Ala Littoria |
| Registration: | I-BAUS |
| MSN: | 4063 |
| First flight: | 1935 |
| Engines: | 3 Piaggio PX |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Arbersee, Bayerisch Eisenstein ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | München-Riem Airport (MUC/EDDM), Germany |
| Berlin (airport unknown), Germany |
The Italian Junkers Ju-52/3mlu struck a hillside at about 1000 meters in bad weather during the final leg of the Rome-Venice-Munich-Rome flight. The aircraft had taken off from Munich at 13:00 hours.
Four passengers died in the crash; one injured passenger later died in the hospital.
Classification:
Sources:
» Junkers Ju.52, immagini, scheda e storia» Jenaer Volksblatt 6 December 1939
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