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Date: | Thursday 2 July 1931 |
Time: | |
Type: | Junkers W.33d |
Owner/operator: | Eurasia |
Registration: | EU-II |
MSN: | 2560 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | -
Mongolia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Nanking |
Destination airport: | Berlin |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Due low clouds altitude was reduced till 200 meters and then aircraft was shot down by Mongolian border guards.
Mechanic was injured so pilot decided to perform emergency landing.
Aircraft was confiscated by Mongolian air forces and German crew was arrested.
10 weeks later crew was liberated thanks to the diplomatic influence of German government.
Sources:
The Hugo Junkers Homepage
http://airliner.narod.ru/1cargo/juw33-34other.htm Jenaer Volksblatt 8 July 1931
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Dec-2010 15:43 |
TB |
Added |
16-Jan-2020 11:07 |
Sergey L. |
Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
24-Apr-2020 19:43 |
TB |
Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |