Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3m
Owner/operator: Deutsche Lufthansa
Registration Number: D-AOCA
Location: near Belgrade –
ÿ Serbia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Ju-52 transport planesJu-52 transport planes
Category: Unlawful Interference
A allied fighter sweep resulted in the loss of two Ju-52 transport planes operating Lufthansa’s E.17 route from Vienna to Belgrade, Sofia, Thessaloniki, and Athens. The planes were shot down from the rear and starboard, and immediately caught fire.A allied fighter sweep resulted in the loss of two Ju-52 transport planes operating Lufthansa’s E.17 route from Vienna to Belgrade, Sofia, Thessaloniki, and Athens. The planes were shot down from the rear and starboard, and immediately caught fire.
Description
In an allied fighter sweep in the region of the Yugoslav capital Belgrade, two Ju-52 transport planes were shot down. A Ju-52 registered D-AOCA, was operating on Lufthansas scheduled service E.17 from Vienna to Belgrade, Sofia, Thessaloniki and Athens. Hits were received from the rear and from starboard and the plane caught fire immediately. It crashed at Alt-Pasua (Stare Pazova) about 26 km north of Semlin (Zemun) airfield.
Source of Information
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Unknown ? Possible misidentification of enemy aircraft or a sudden, unexpected aerial encounter.Unknown ? Possible misidentification of enemy aircraft or a sudden, unexpected aerial encounter.Share on:
