Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 17 December 1944 |
Type: | Junkers Ju-52 |
Operator: | Luftwaffe |
Registration: | G6+DU |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Aldenhoven ( Germany)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Paderborn Airport (PAD/EDLP), Germany |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:On 17 December 1944, the U.S. Army 554th AAA Battalion shot down a Ju-52 flying over their position carrying a load of enemy paratroopers. The transport plane crashed near the German town of Aldenhoven. Fifteen paratroopers, a pilot and a medic were killed.
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accident date:
17-12-1944type: Junkers Ju-52
registration: G6+DU
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.