An old-time propeller plane crashed near-vertically at high speed into a Swiss mountain, killing all 20 people on board....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/swiss-alp ... -1.4774829
Junkers Ju-52 plane Swiss Alps
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Re: Junkers Ju-52 plane Swiss Alps
First of all, my condolences to the families of the Passengers and Crew, and everyone at Ju-Air.
I have flown Ju-Air in the summer of 2016, in fact, my flight was on HB-HOT. The weather was beautiful, the crew were professional, friendly, well organized. They flew the valleys in the Alps in a very scenic, but not aggressive way (to me anyway - we were only going 90 knots or so, no steep turns, not getting too close to hills). I recall that our captain was a former Swiss AF pilot, and all in all I felt comfortable, and thrilled and very grateful at a chance to experience a ride in this aircraft. I am heart sick over this accident.
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I have flown Ju-Air in the summer of 2016, in fact, my flight was on HB-HOT. The weather was beautiful, the crew were professional, friendly, well organized. They flew the valleys in the Alps in a very scenic, but not aggressive way (to me anyway - we were only going 90 knots or so, no steep turns, not getting too close to hills). I recall that our captain was a former Swiss AF pilot, and all in all I felt comfortable, and thrilled and very grateful at a chance to experience a ride in this aircraft. I am heart sick over this accident.
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