Veszprém - Veszprém

On April 12, 1941 at 12:00 AM, Veszprém - Veszprém experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti SM.75, operated by Hungarian Air Force - Magyar Honvédség Repülö Csapatai MHRC, with the event recorded near Veszprém-Jutas Veszprém.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

30 people were known to be on board, 30 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft was taking part to a paratroopers mission on part of the conflict between Hungary and Yugoslavia. Shortly after take off from Veszprém-Jutas Airfield, while climbing, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the airport. All 30 occupants were killed. Crew & paratroopers: Bertalan Árpád, Kelemen Károly, Bene László, Petri János, Döbör János, Horváth Gyula, Kerekes Imre, Koscsó Lajos, Németh János, Szabó György, Auth Károly, Molnár András, Pados Géza, Pénz Tivadar, Sándor Sándor, Czakó Mihály, Varga Gyula, Horváth Mihály, Radványi Mihály, Pomázi Imre, Fejes József, Csepzán Lajos, Elek Gábor, Király Sándor, Pencel József, Baczka Pál, Szivós Lajos, Pardi János, Bojtár Albert, Ruzsa Mihály. Source & photo: http://horac.freeweb.hu/talalat.php?GTA=t24

Aircraft reference details include registration E.101, MSN 32012, year of manufacture 1938.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.1190°, 17.9114°.