20 dead in WWII vintage plane crash

GENEVA: Up to 20 people are feared dead after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside, local reports said yesterday, reports AFP.

The Junker JU52 HB-HOT aircraft, built in Germany in 1939 and now a collectors item, belongs to JU-Air, a company with links to the Swiss air force, the ATS news agency reported.

Police have called a news conference for 1200 GMT.

The Junker plane, which can carry up to 17 passengers and three crew, crashed into the Piz Segnas mountain in the east of the country on Saturday, at an altitude of around 2,500 metres (8,200 feet).

According to German-language newspaper Blick, the plane was full for the flight, suggesting that up to 20 people may be dead.

 

20 dead in WWII vintage plane crash

GENEVA: Up to 20 people are feared dead after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside, local reports said yesterday, reports AFP. The Junker JU52 HB-HOT aircraft, built in Germany in 1939 and now a collectors item, belongs to JU-Air, a company with links to the Swiss air force, the ATS news agency reported. Police have called a news conference for 1200 GMT. The Junker plane, which can carry up to 17 passengers and three crew, crashed into the Piz Segnas mountain in the east of the country on Saturday, at an altitude of around 2,500 metres (8,200 feet). According to German-language newspaper Blick, the plane was full for the flight, suggesting that up to 20 people may be dead.