ASN Aircraft accident Junkers Ju-52/3m registration unknown Atella
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Status:
Date:Thursday 18 February 1943
Time:14:21
Type:Silhouette image of generic JU52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Junkers Ju-52/3m
Operator:Luftwaffe
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Total:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:8 km (5 mls) S of Atella (   Italy)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lecce-Galatina Airport (LCC/LIBN), Italy
Destination airport:Napoli Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italy
Narrative:
Crashed in adverse weather conditions. All three crew members and eleven passengers died in the crash.

Classification:

Sources:
» Recherchen zum Flugzeugabsturz der JU 52/3m von Lecce nach Neapel am 18. 02. 1943


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Distance from Lecce-Galatina Airport to Napoli Airport as the crow flies is 330 km (206 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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