Flugunfall 20 APR 1945 einer Junkers Ju-52/3m D-ANAJ - Glienig/Steinreich
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Datum:Freitag 20 April 1945
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic JU52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Junkers Ju-52/3m
Fluggesellschaft:Deutsche Lufthansa
Kennzeichen: D-ANAJ
Werknummer:
Baujahr:
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 15 / Insassen: 17
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 18 / Insassen: 20
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Glienig/Steinreich (   Deutschland)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF/EDBB), Deutschland
Flug nach:Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Tschechische Republik
Unfallbericht:
Shot down by Soviet Forces during an evacuation flight. The aircraft crashed into forest at Glienig (Dahme/Spreewald). Three crew and seventeen passengers (one woman) on board. Two passengers survived. Among those killed was Hans Steinhoff (63, a German film director).
This was the last Lufthansa flight to leave Berlin before the end of World War II. It was destined for Enns with an intermediate stop in Prague.

Informationsquelle:
» Abschuss Ju 52 am 20. April 1945


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photo of Junkers-Ju-52-3m-D-ANAJ
accident date: 20-04-1945
type: Junkers Ju-52/3m
registration: D-ANAJ
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Berlin-Tempelhof Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 268 km (168 miles).

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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