Crash of the Ju-52 "Joachim Blankenburg" in 1944
| Crash of the Ju-52 "Joachim Blankenburg" in 1944 | |
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 An identical and similarly painted Junkers Ju 52 of the German Lufthansa |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Unexplained |
| place | Thermaic Gulf , Before Euboea |
| date | February 21, 1944 |
| Fatalities | 16 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Junkers Ju 52 / 3m |
| operator | German Lufthansa |
| Mark | BECAUSE WHAT |
| Surname | Joachim Blankenburg |
| Departure airport | Thessaloniki Airport |
| Destination airport | Athens-Ellinikon Airport |
| Passengers | 13 |
| crew | 3 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
The "Joachim Blankenburg" disappeared on February 21, 1944 during a flight between Thessaloniki and Athens off the Greek island of Evia .
course
The Joachim Blankenburg , a Junkers Ju 52 / 3m of Deutsche Lufthansa , serial number 6561, took off at 16:20 local time from Thessaloniki airport with the destination Athens . After a flight time of 41 minutes, the pilots reported that they wanted to return to Thessaloniki . At 5:06 p.m., the pilots radioed that they had engine problems and had sunk to a height of 30 meters. At around 5:10 p.m. in Thessaloniki, an emergency report was received from the aircraft with the content “engine stopped”. That was the last radio message that one received from Joachim Blankenburg . The Ju-52 probably crashed into the sea; all 16 inmates are considered missing. The wreck was never found.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Werner Neulen: Deutsche Lufthansa: the crane in turbulence; 1939-1945 . 1st edition. Stedinger Verlag, Lemwerder 2003, ISBN 3-927697-34-6 , p. 130/131 .