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Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m on Mt Spitzmauer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Wiener Neustadt – Munich
Location:
Mt Spitzmauer
Upper Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On a flight from Wiener Neustadt to Munich, the crew encountered foggy conditions when the three engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Spitzmauer, in the Austrian Alps. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17 in Kollnbrunn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 1045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3094
Location:
Kollnbrunn
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Kollnbrunn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Adolf Gebauer, pilot,
Uffz Rudolf Wenzl, radio operator,
Ogfr Josef Kerscher, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg83 in Wiener Neustadt: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1942 at 2110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
PD+KP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt
MSN:
3206
YOM:
1942
Location:
Wiener Neustadt
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Wiener Neustadt Airport. While on approach at night, the pilot was completing a last turn when he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed near the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Franz Heimgärtner, pilot,
Gefr Werner Bachmann, student pilot,
Fw Friedrich Ketterl, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mge in Wiener Neustadt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
D-ANOL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt
MSN:
5014
YOM:
1934
Location:
Wiener Neustadt
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a local training flight at Wiener Neustadt Airfield when it crashed for unknown reasons while on final approach. Four crew members were killed and five others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Manfred Lauxmann, pilot, †
Uffz Hans Wex, pilot, †
Fw Werner Liebscher, mechanic, †
Uffz Karl Zwardowsi, student pilot, †
Fw Josef Bott, pilot,
Fw Günther Leines, student pilot,
Lt Alfred Pfenicher, student pilot,
Gefr Eberhard Trost, student pilot,
Gefr Josef Fischer, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Thaya: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1401
YOM:
1928
Location:
Thaya
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Thaya. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ogefr Egon Herb, pilot, †
Ogefr Harry Günter Endrunat, pilot, †
Ogefr Georg Kirschbaum, observer.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e on Mt Leitha: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+JK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
6270
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mt Leitha
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route to Arad, Romania, with a group of 15 others JU.52 registered to the 'Willerding Gruppe', the crew encountered very bad weather conditions in the area of Vienna. In limited visibility due to fog and snow falls, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Leitha (484 metres high) located about 35 km southeast of Vienna. The wreckage was found near Mannersdorf. All 15 occupants were killed. On the group of 16 airplanes, five crashed in the same area and 11 others landed in Arad around 1500LT.
Crew:
Lt Hermann Auderer, pilot,
Ofw Otto Lüer, observer, †
Fw Willi Ebert, radio operator,
Ofw Hans Geisser, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m on Mt Leitha: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+LL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
6540
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mt Leitha
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route to Arad, Romania, with a group of 15 others JU.52 registered to the 'Willerding Gruppe', the crew encountered very bad weather conditions in the area of Vienna. In limited visibility due to fog and snow falls, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Leitha (484 metres high) located about 35 km southeast of Vienna. Five passengers were killed and 11 other occupants were injured. On the group of 16 airplanes, five crashed in the same area and 11 others landed in Arad around 1500LT.
Crew:
Fw Horst Bellman, pilot,
Uffz Siegfried Viereck, observer,
Uffz Paul Runge, radio operator,
Ofw Martin Herwig, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge on Mt Leitha

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+KK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
5015
YOM:
1934
Location:
Mt Leitha
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to Arad, Romania, with a group of 15 others JU.52 registered to the 'Willerding Gruppe', the crew encountered very bad weather conditions in the area of Vienna. In limited visibility due to fog and snow falls, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Leitha (484 metres high) located about 35 km southeast of Vienna. All three crew members were injured. On the group of 16 airplanes, five crashed in the same area and 11 others landed in Arad around 1500LT.
Crew:
Uffz Wilhelm Frank, pilot,
Uffz Georg Kelch, observer +1.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e on Mt Leitha: 15 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+CL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
6245
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mt Leitha
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
En route to Arad, Romania, with a group of 15 others JU.52 registered to the 'Willerding Gruppe', the crew encountered very bad weather conditions in the area of Vienna. In limited visibility due to fog and snow falls, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Leitha (484 metres high) located about 35 km southeast of Vienna. The wreckage was found near Mannersdorf. All 15 occupants were killed. On the group of 16 airplanes, five crashed in the same area and 11 others landed in Arad around 1500LT.
Crew:
Fw Karl Merkle, pilot,
Uffz Hermann Hellmich, observer,
Uffz Willi Steinbach, radio operator,
Fw Kurt Schnabel, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m on Mt Leitha: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
G6+KH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
6451
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mt Leitha
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
En route to Arad, Romania, with a group of 15 others JU.52 registered to the 'Willerding Gruppe', the crew encountered very bad weather conditions in the area of Vienna. In limited visibility due to fog and snow falls, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Leitha (484 metres high) located about 35 km southeast of Vienna. A crew member survived while nine other occupants were killed. On the group of 16 airplanes, five crashed in the same area and 11 others landed in Arad around 1500LT.
Crew:
Ofw Max Koenen, pilot, †
Gefr Walter Giesch, observer,
Ogfr Herbert Osterkamp, radio operator, †
Uffz Helmut Kling, Helmut, +mechanic, †
Uffz Wilhelm Bassen, mechanic. †
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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