Date: | Saturday 7 January 1939 |
Time: | 16:30 |
Type: | Douglas DC-2-115B |
Owner/operator: | Swissair |
Registration: | HB-ITA |
MSN: | 1329/F7 |
Year of manufacture: | 1934 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 17 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Senlis -
France
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) |
Destination airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB) |
Narrative:Struck a hill on approach and crashed. Capt Egon Frei (pilot), a second crew member, Josie Brook (29, stewardess) and two passengers died. Four others were seriously injured. Eight passengers escaped unhurt
Sources:
The site of the pioneers of aviation in Geneva Location
Images:
photo (c) ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Swissair; Senlis; 07 January 1939; (CC:by-sa)
photo (c) ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Swissair; Senlis; 07 January 1939; (CC:by-sa)
photo (c) ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Swissair; in flight; 1935; (CC:by-sa)
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