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Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Weiler-Simmerberg: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ND+XH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1433
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Weiler-Simmerberg, some 17 km east of Lindau, Bavaria. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Flg Karl Helmerich, pilot,
Hptgefr Helmut Striemer, radio operator,
Gefr Max Schwede, chief,
Stab Langhart.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Weiler-Simmerberg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A-95
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Innsbruck – Zurich
MSN:
688
YOM:
1923
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Innsbruck to Zurich (Dübendorf), the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted terrain and came to rest almost upside down. Both passengers were injured and the pilot Gustav Rubritius was killed.