Kemi – Banak
Flight / Schedule
Kemi – Banak
Aircraft
Junkers JU.52Registration
7U+LM
MSN
6032
Year of Manufacture
1938
Date
February 24, 1943 at 10:52 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Geaidnogáisá Finnmark
Region
Europe • Norway
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On February 24, 1943 at 10:52 AM, Kemi – Banak experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Geaidnogáisá Finnmark.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. En route to Lakselv-Banak Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. The aircraft hit the summit of Geaidnogáisá, lost its engine and crashed. All nine occupants were seriously injured. Crew (4./KGr.z.b.V 108): Uffz Hans F. Strasser, Fw Alfred Brüning, Fw Ernst Bayer, Uffz Ernst Mohr. Passengers: Hptm Rüstemeyer, F/O Steinle, Uffz Drössler, Ogfr Haase, Mech Kunze. Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/geaidnogaisa.html
Aircraft reference details include registration 7U+LM, MSN 6032, year of manufacture 1938.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route to Lakselv-Banak Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. The aircraft hit the summit of Geaidnogáisá, lost its engine and crashed. All nine occupants were seriously injured. Crew (4./KGr.z.b.V 108): Uffz Hans F. Strasser, Fw Alfred Brüning, Fw Ernst Bayer, Uffz Ernst Mohr. Passengers: Hptm Rüstemeyer, F/O Steinle, Uffz Drössler, Ogfr Haase, Mech Kunze. Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/geaidnogaisa.html
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
9
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 9
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Kemi – Banak
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Norway
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