Berlin – Croydon

On April 7, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Berlin – Croydon experienced a crash involving Junkers W.33, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Limpsfield Surrey.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While descending to Croydon on a night cargo flight from Berlin, the airplane went of control and crashed on a hill located in Limpsfield, bursting into flames. The aircraft named 'Baikal' was destroyed and both crew members were killed. Crew: Karl Wesell, pilot, Gustav Ferdinand Connert, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-1649, MSN 2544, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2414°, 0.0357°.