Stuttgart – Barcelona
Flight / Schedule
Stuttgart – Barcelona
Aircraft
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 CondorRegistration
NA+WN
MSN
200021
Date
September 27, 1944 at 08:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Dijon Côte-d'Or
Region
Europe • France
Coordinates
47.3254°, 5.0294°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On September 27, 1944 at 08:30 PM, Stuttgart – Barcelona experienced a crash involving Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Dijon Côte-d'Or.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route from Stuttgart to Barcelona, while cruising over Dijon, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Bristol Beaufighter and crashed in a pasture. All nine occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration NA+WN, MSN 200021.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.3254°, 5.0294°.
Fatalities
Total
9
Crew
4
Passengers
5
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route from Stuttgart to Barcelona, while cruising over Dijon, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Bristol Beaufighter and crashed in a pasture. All nine occupants were killed.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 9
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Stuttgart – Barcelona
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • France