Date: | Thursday 24 August 1939 |
Time: | |
Type: | Junkers F.24kay (G.24) |
Owner/operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
Registration: | D-ULIS |
MSN: | 850 |
Year of manufacture: | 1925 |
Engine model: | Daimler-Benz DB 601 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Glindow -
Germany
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The Junkers F.24kay named "Düsseldorf" was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Glindow, Germany. Both pilots were killed.
The airplane was originally built as a three-engine Junkers G.24. In June 1929 the airplane was converted to a single-engine F.24. In 1936 a new type of engine the Daimler-Benz DB 600 V12 piston engine was installed to be test flown on the Junkers F.24. In 1938 a DB 601 engine was installed, to be test flown for 200 hours.
During one of these test flights an engine fire occurred. An emergency descent was initiated from 1500 m altitude and the burning plane made a forced landing.
Both pilots received fatal injuries.
Sources:
Junkers G24 - Production Details Das einmotorige Verkehrsflugzeug F 24 / Günther Ott (Luftfahrt International Nr. 1+2, 1980)
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