Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 21 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-352 Herkules
Owner/operator: Luftwaffe
Registration Number: KT+VC
Location: Brnersorf –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Ju-352 aircraftJu-352 aircraft
Category: Accident
During Allied military operations in Berlin, a Ju-352 aircraft crashed south of Dresden after attempting an emergency landing.During Allied military operations in Berlin, a Ju-352 aircraft crashed south of Dresden after attempting an emergency landing.
Description
As Allied forces began were moving to Berlin, members of the Reich government fled to Salzburg. Two Ju-352 aircraft departed Schnwalde Air Base. One of these aircraft, KT+VC, crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing and completely burned out, south of Dresden.
Source of Information
http://www.tenhumbergreinhard.de/1933-1945-taeter-und-mitlaeufer/1933-1945-biografien-b/blankenburg-werner-alias-bieleke-werner.html, http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-37501.htmlhttp://www.tenhumbergreinhard.de/1933-1945-taeter-und-mitlaeufer/1933-1945-biografien-b/blankenburg-werner-alias-bieleke-werner.html, http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-37501.htmlPrimary Cause
Emergency landing attempt and subsequent combustion.Emergency landing attempt and subsequent combustion.Share on:
