Ju 52 crash at Aalborg, 13 April 1940

[Laurent Rizzotti]

According to the Luftwaffe loss list in the North available there http://www.rafandluftwaffe.info/luftwaffe1.html, on 13 April 1940 a Ju 52 of KGzbV 1 force-landed on Aalborg West airfield after engine failure and was destroyed at 100%. The pilot and two other crew were killed, while the only survivor was wounded. No name is given.

There is nothing about this loss on Soren Flensted's website "Airwar over Denmark", so I wonder if there was such a loss on this date.

Can someone confirm it, and give more details ?

Thanks in advance

Laurent

[RT]

13 4 40 XFK 4 KGzbv1 Aalborg 70 km fern /PQ 3695 F/ N Ausfall 3 Motoren JU52 1Z+FM 100 16h40 "Besatzung schwimm im Wasser" gegen 19h00 D-AXYA hat ein Mann geborgen , Keine Seenotseinsatz möglich am 14,April wegen Wetter Schneesturm Flug Aalborg-Stavanger mit Benzinfässern 4 Mann am Bord ohne schwimmweste oder Gummiboot n, N Maschine könnte n, 11 minuten schwimmen

Klingels alfred fw Fallschirmjäger geborgen Auf einem Rad der Ju52 vorgefunden

Rémi,

Probably someone could give the crew names

[Matti Salonen]

Flugzeugführer Uffz Stretz, Joseph, vermißt
Bordmechaniker Uffz Opitz, Werner, vermißt
Bordschütze Flg Fürsich, Alfons, vermißt

Matti

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Thanks to both of you, I wasn't expecting so much details !

Best regards

[RT]

What a team !

[cbe2009]

I am far from sure but i once heard or read that the survivor Fw. A. Klingels in fact was the Beobachter on the plane.
For years i have searched for a picture of the He 59, D - AXYA, who rescued him.
I hope you can use the picture of the pilot.
Best wishes,

Christian

[cbe2009]

Sorry the missing attachment, i will just try again!!

Christian