Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 22 July 1943 |
Type: | Junkers Ju-52/3mg5e |
Operator: | Luftwaffe |
Registration: | G6+GJ |
MSN: | 6963 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | S off Corfu Island ( Greece)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The float-equipped Ju-52 crashed as a result of Allied gunfire. Only one crew members survived the crash. Three crew members died in the crash as well as three passengers.
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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.