D-ASHE

On October 17, 1944 at 07:40 AM, D-ASHE experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Komárom Komárom-Esztergom.

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, 1 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.1%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route, the three engine aircraft christened 'Friedrich Dahmen' was attacked by the pilot of a RAF Mosquito fighter. The crew reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing but the aircraft eventually crash landed in a field. A passenger was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-ASHE, MSN 640601.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.7353°, 18.0656°.