Junkers JU.52 crash, Jan 15, 1944 (5 killed), Belgrade-Ni...
Junkers JU.52 accident on January 15, 1944 near Belgrade-Nikola Tesla Belgrade City District, Serbia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Sources differ on the...
- Date: January 15, 1944
- Aircraft: Junkers JU.52
- Location: Belgrade-Nikola Tesla Belgrade City District, Serbia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Sources differ on the cause, with one attributing the crash to pilot error and another to a descent in poor weather toward Zemun.
A Deutsche Lufthansa Junkers Ju 52/3m named Harry Rother flew from Thessaloniki to Belgrade on 15 January 1944. In poor weather with a low cloud base it struck a hill about 16 km east of Belgrade Zemun Airport, and all five occupants were killed.