Narrative:
A Junkers Ju-52/3m aircraft was en route from Finsterwalde to Gablingen in Germany when it became lost in snow at night. The aircraft continued over Switzerland until it impacted a mountainside near Orvin.
» Tribune de Lausanne,no 109,1936-04-19, p. 2
» La Revue,no 108, 1936-03-20, p. 3
» World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
» El Litoral 17 Apri 1936
» Haagsche courant 17 Apri 1936
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 17 April 1936 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3m |
| Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ASOR |
| MSN: | 5044 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Orvin (Ilfingen) ( Switzerland)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Finsterwalde Airfield (EDAS), Germany |
| Gablingen Airfield, Germany |
A Junkers Ju-52/3m aircraft was en route from Finsterwalde to Gablingen in Germany when it became lost in snow at night. The aircraft continued over Switzerland until it impacted a mountainside near Orvin.
Sources:
» Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne, no 90, 1936-04-18, p.12» Tribune de Lausanne,no 109,1936-04-19, p. 2
» La Revue,no 108, 1936-03-20, p. 3
» World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
» El Litoral 17 Apri 1936
» Haagsche courant 17 Apri 1936
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Finsterwalde Airfield to Gablingen Airfield as the crow flies is 404 km (253 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Finsterwalde Airfield to Gablingen Airfield as the crow flies is 404 km (253 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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