Paris – Dublin

On August 12, 1946 at 01:30 PM, Paris – Dublin experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Roundwood Leinster.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

27 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 27 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: 23, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew left Paris-Le Bourget at 0900LT in good weather conditions, bound for Dublin with 21 French girls and two attendants taking part to a camp in Ireland. While approaching Dublin from the south, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and reduced visibility. The captain elected to gain height and pull up when the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a hill and crash landed. All 27 occupants were quickly rescued and unhurt while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-46, MSN 1429.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.0635°, -6.2247°.