Narrative:
The Potez 62, named "Courlis", hit a chimney in dense fog at Köln-Knapsack and crashed. The aircraft was on approach to Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield, an intermediate stop a flight from Paris to Berlin.
» De Maasbode, 27-1-1939
accident date: 27-01-1939
type: Potez 62
registration: F-ANPJ
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 27 January 1939 |
| Time: | 12:13 |
| Type: | Potez 62 |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-ANPJ |
| MSN: | 3926 / 4 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Gnome-Rhône 14Kirs Mistral Major |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris (unknown airport), France |
| Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield, Germany |
The Potez 62, named "Courlis", hit a chimney in dense fog at Köln-Knapsack and crashed. The aircraft was on approach to Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield, an intermediate stop a flight from Paris to Berlin.
Sources:
» El Litoral 27-1-1939» De Maasbode, 27-1-1939
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accident date: 27-01-1939
type: Potez 62
registration: F-ANPJ
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