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| Date: | Monday 7 April 1930 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Junkers W.33d |
| Owner/operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-1649 |
| MSN: | 2544 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broomlands Farm, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-Tempelhof, Ger. (THF/EDDI) |
| Croydon Airport, Surrey (EGCR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Broomlands Farm, Limpsfield Common, Surrey. While descending to Croydon on a night cargo/mail flight from Berlin, the airplane went of control and crashed on a hill located in Limpsfield, bursting into flames. The aircraft named 'Baikal' was destroyed and pilot Karl Wesell (24) and mechanic Gustav Ferdinand Connert (24) died..
Sources:
1. Jenaer Volksblatt 7 April 1930
2. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/779/
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/12/C160: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576628
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
5. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=20556.0
7. https://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Apr30.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Deutsche_Luft_Hansa_accidents_and_incidents#1930s
9. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_D-6.html
10.The Illustrated London News 1930: https://iln.org.uk/iln_years/year/1930.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Oct-2010 02:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2010 14:14 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Dec-2013 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Dec-2014 15:40 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Dec-2014 15:50 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Nov-2017 01:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2018 17:10 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2019 18:11 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2020 17:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2020 17:33 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2023 07:07 | TB | Updated |
| 25-Jul-2024 18:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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