Date & Time:
May 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
G6+LY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Maleme - Derna
MSN:
6441
YOM:
1939
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Maleme Airport, Crete, on a liaison flight to Derna, Libya. Over the Mediterranean Sea, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
