Junkers JU.52 crash, Apr 14, 1940, Vålebu Oppland
Junkers JU.52 accident on April 14, 1940 near Vålebu Oppland, Norway with no fatalities. Cause: Anti aircraft fire shot the aircraft down after the...
- Date: April 14, 1940
- Aircraft: Junkers JU.52
- Location: Vålebu Oppland, Norway
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Anti aircraft fire shot the aircraft down after the paratroop drop.
A Junkers Ju 52 of 6 Staffel II KGzbV 1 was shot down by anti aircraft fire after a paratroop drop in the Dombas region on 14 April 1940 and caught fire. The captain made an emergency landing in a prairie, and all four crew were unhurt, but the aircraft was destroyed.