Junkers JU.52 crash, Oct 30, 1940 (6 killed), Mt Watzmann...
Junkers JU.52 accident on October 30, 1940 near Mt Watzmann Bavaria, Germany with 6 fatalities. Cause: Bad weather led the aircraft to strike the east...
- Date: October 30, 1940
- Aircraft: Junkers JU.52
- Location: Mt Watzmann Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Bad weather led the aircraft to strike the east slope of Mt Watzmann.
A Junkers Ju 52 transport flying from Schleissheim near Munich to Zeltweg in Austria crashed into the east slope of Mt Watzmann in Bavaria in October 1940. The wreck remained in the glacier ice and parts resurfaced after the summer of 2003.