Kemi – Banak

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.