Incident Overview
Date: Friday 23 February 1945
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3m
Owner/operator: Luftwaffe
Registration Number: VB+UO
Location: Slunecn¡ j ma-Sneka, Krkonoe –
ÿ Czech Republic
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Accident
A Junkers Ju-52/3m aircraft experienced a significant impact during a snowstorm and ridge flight from Breslau, Poland, departing at 03:00 hours. The aircraft was operating an ambulance flight.A Junkers Ju-52/3m aircraft experienced a significant impact during a snowstorm and ridge flight from Breslau, Poland, departing at 03:00 hours. The aircraft was operating an ambulance flight.
Description
The Junkers Ju-52/3m impacted a ridge while flying through a snow storm. The aircraft operated an ambulance flight from Breslau (now Wroclaw), where it departed at 03:00 hours.
Source of Information
https://www.novinky.cz/historie/clanek/obri-hreben-pred-75-lety-pocuchal-nemecky-junkers-40314459?utm_source=www.seznam.cz&utm_medium=sekce-z-internetu, http://www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a-sestrely/detail/123/https://www.novinky.cz/historie/clanek/obri-hreben-pred-75-lety-pocuchal-nemecky-junkers-40314459?utm_source=www.seznam.cz&utm_medium=sekce-z-internetu, http://www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a-sestrely/detail/123/Primary Cause
Ridge impact during a snowstorm and flight through a snow storm.Ridge impact during a snowstorm and flight through a snow storm.Share on:
