Last updated: 16 October 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 20 October 1941 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3m |
| Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AUXZ |
| MSN: | 7172 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Gabrene, Petrich ( Bulgaria)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Hassani Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
| Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF/LBSF), Bulgaria |
The Junkers Ju-52/3m named "Otto v. Beaulieau-Marconay" crashed near Gabrene, Petrich, Bulgaria.
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Distance from Athens-Hassani Airport to Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport as the crow flies is 530 km (332 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Athens-Hassani Airport to Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport as the crow flies is 530 km (332 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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