Last updated: 15 May 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 7 April 1940 |
| Time: | 06:45 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3m |
| Operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Meurcourt ( France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The plane crashed after an engine exploded. Four crew members and five passengers died in the crash. The plane was transporting radio equipment for espionage purposes.
Sources:
» Aircraft crashes in Haute Saône 1940Photos
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.
