Junkers JU.52 crash, Aug 12, 1946, Roundwood Leinster

Junkers JU.52 accident on August 12, 1946 near Roundwood Leinster, Ireland with no fatalities.

A French Air Force Junkers Ju 52 (registration B 46) carrying a group of French girls from Paris to Dublin flew into poor weather with low cloud while approaching Dublin. The captain climbed, the aircraft hit the slope of a hill and crash landed in the Wicklow mountains near Roundwood. All occupants were rescued unhurt and the aircraft was written off.

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