Flugunfall 27 AUG 1943 einer Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e PP-SPD - Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU)

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Datum:	Freitag 27 August 1943
Zeit:	ca 09:00
Flugzeugtyp:	Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e
Fluggesellschaft:	VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo
Kennzeichen:	PP-SPD
Werknummer:	5459
Baujahr:
Besatzung:	Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:	Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 17
Gesamt:	Todesopfer: 18 / Insassen: 21
Sachschaden:	Zerstört
Konsequenzen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:	ca 1 km N of Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) ( Brasilien)
Flugphase:	Anfangssteigflug (ICL)
Betriebsart:	Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:	Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brasilien
Flug nach:	São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brasilien

Unfallbericht:
The Ju-52 struck a Naval Academy building shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU). The airplane broke in two and one part fell into the waters of Guanabara Bay.
There was fog in the area at the time of the accident.

Informationsquelle:

» Folha da Manhã, 28 Aug 1943

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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 Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP as the crow flies is 364 km (228 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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