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All 20 aboard WWII-era plane killed in Swiss Alps crash – police | |
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Twenty people have died in a crash involving an old-time German-built Ju-52 plane, operated by a company offering panoramic flights over the Swiss Alpine resort of Flims, local police confirmed. | |
A turboprop Junkers Ju-52 transport plane – capable of seating 17 passengers as well as two pilots and one flight attendant – went down over the Swiss Alps on Saturday. | |
Earlier, local media reported that the adventure flight was fully booked. Ju-Air, a company which offers observation tours in the retro planes, said on Saturday that one of its aircraft was involved in an accident. | |
Police of Graubünden canton confirmed on Sunday that a several-seater plane crashed on the Piz Segnas mountain above the Swiss Alpine resort of Flims. | |
Deceased passengers include Swiss citizens and a three-person family from Austria, police say. |