Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 July 1943
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3mg5e
Owner/operator: Luftwaffe
Registration Number: G6+GJ
Location: S off Corfu Island –
ÿ Greece
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A Ju-52 aircraft, equipped with a float, crashed due to Allied gunfire. Only one crew member survived, resulting in the deaths of three crew members and three passengers.A Ju-52 aircraft, equipped with a float, crashed due to Allied gunfire. Only one crew member survived, resulting in the deaths of three crew members and three passengers.
Description
The float-equipped Ju-52 crashed as a result of Allied gunfire. Only one crew members survived the crash. Three crew members died in the crash as well as three passengers.
Primary Cause
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