Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 8 June 1965 |
Type: | CASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52) |
Operator: | Ejército del Aire |
Registration: | T.2B-230 |
MSN: | 121 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Murcia/Alcantarilla Air Base ( Spain)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Two Ju-52's of nine ship formation collided during paradrop. The crews on both aircraft and eight skydivers on one aircraft died.
The aircraft involved were likely T.2B-229 (msn 120) and T.2B-230 (msn 121). It's unclear on which aircraft three resp. eleven occupants were killed.
Sources:
» ABC (Madrid) 9 June 1965, p41
» Passauer Neue Presse 9 June 1965, p3
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.