Narrative:
The Junkers Ju-52/3m named "Harry Rother" crashed near Belgrade.
The airplane departed originated in Thessaloniki, Greece at 10:20. Weather at Belgrade was poor with cloud base at 200 m. The airplane impacted a hill during descent.
» Deutsche Lufthansa: Der Kranich in Turbulenzen, 1939-1945 / Hans W Neulen
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 15 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3m |
| Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ADQW |
| MSN: | 640610 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) E of Beograd-Zemun Airfeld ( Serbia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Thessaloniki Airport (SKG/LGTS), Greece |
| Beograd-Zemun Airfeld, Serbia |
The Junkers Ju-52/3m named "Harry Rother" crashed near Belgrade.
The airplane departed originated in Thessaloniki, Greece at 10:20. Weather at Belgrade was poor with cloud base at 200 m. The airplane impacted a hill during descent.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» The Hugo Junkers Homepage» Deutsche Lufthansa: Der Kranich in Turbulenzen, 1939-1945 / Hans W Neulen
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Distance from Thessaloniki Airport to Beograd-Zemun Airfeld as the crow flies is 518 km (324 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Thessaloniki Airport to Beograd-Zemun Airfeld as the crow flies is 518 km (324 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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