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Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Santiurde de Toranzo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1937
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pontejos - Pontejos
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in Pontejos following a bombing mission over positions in Asturias. En route, the airplane was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed in Santiurde de Toranzo, some 30 km southwest of Pontejos Airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Klaus Held, †
Cpl Bruno Ness, †
Cpl Franz Nokler. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire.