- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 24, 1939
Time: 0945
Location: Near Roubien, France
Operator: Deutsche Lufthansa
Flight #: ?
Route: Barcelona, Spain - Rome, Italy
AC Type: Junkers JU-52/3m
Registration: D-ALUS
cn / ln: 5210
Aboard: 10   (passengers:6  crew:4)
Fatalities: 10   (passengers:6  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: While cruising in bad weather conditions, aircraft hit a mountain near Roubion, in the National Park of Mercantour, 50 km north of Nice. Engine trouble may have factored in the accident, which occurred in adverse weather conditions, with fog and falling snow in the area.
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