1937 Ostend Sabena Junkers Ju 52 crash

Aviation accident in Belgium July 2020 16 November 1937 51 12 3.42 N 2 53 31.42 E type:airport_region:BE it Controlled flight into terrain in poor weather Accident Ju 52 3M.jpg A JU 52 similar to the accident aircraft Ostend, Belgium 12The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse was heavily pregnant when she boarded the aircraft and the body of a baby was found in the wreckage, believed to have been born during the flight. 0 Junkers Ju 52/3m Sabena OO-AUB 12 9 3 0 On 16 November 1937 a Junkers Ju 52/3m owned by Belgian airline SABENA, operating as a scheduled international passenger flight from Munich, Germany,Planecrashinfo.com states that the aircraft departed from Cologne; the Western Argus – in another article on the same page as the source used – states that Munich was the departure point May 2018 to London, England, crashed near Ostend, Belgium. The aircraft hit a tall factory chimney, at 2:47 p.m. local time, while attempting to land at Stene aerodrome near Ostend, Belgium. The accident killed prominent members of the Hesse royal family on the way to London for the wedding of Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine. Accident The flight from Munich to London was scheduled to stop at Frankfurt, Brussels and Ostend Airport but diverted to Stene Aerodrome due to bad weather. The aircraft hit the chimney of a brick factory and crashed, bursting into flames.A Tragic Air Crash – Eleven Dead 17 November 1937 16 47844 All eleven passengers and crew who boarded the aircraft died. The remains of Grand Duchess Cecilie's newborn son were found among the wreckage; a Belgian official enquiry into the crash concluded that she had given birth during the flight and that the birth was the reason the pilot was attempting to land despite the poor weather conditions.Birth of Royal Infant seen as Cause of Crash https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19371123&id=0MwLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NlUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4248,1220727 28 June 2012 the Evening Independent 23 November 1937Curse of Hesse – Time Magazine Crew and passengers Crew:5 in Grand Ducal Family Die With 6 Others in Air Crash. In: The New York Times, 17. November 1937, S. 1.A Tragic Air Crash. In: The Times, 17. November 1937, Nr. 47844, S. 16.Knodt, Manfred: Ernst Ludwig, Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein: Sein Leben und seine Zeit. Schlapp, Darmstadt 1978, 3-87704-006-3, S. 407. Antoine Lambotte, pilot Philippe Courtois, wireless operator Yvan Lansmans, mechanic Passengers: Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse, who was 8-months pregnant Prince Ludwig of Hessealso known as Prince Louis Prince Alexander of Hesse Eleonore, Grand Duchess of Hesse Joachim Riedesel zu Eisenbach, friend of the grand ducal family Arthur Martens de, world-record setting glider pilot and friend of the grand ducal family Sister Lina Hahn, governess of the grand ducal family Aircraft The aircraft was a three-engined Junkers Ju 52/3m airliner operated by SABENA and registered in Belgium as OO-AUB. Aftermath The wedding of Prince Louis with Margaret Campbell Geddes, daughter of Sir Auckland Geddes was brought forward to the morning after the accident. Baron Riedesel would have been Louis' best man; their friend Oliver Chesterton stood in as best man; the ceremony was small and solemn with the guests in mourning clothes.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34960912 A Twelfth Victim. Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 – 1938) Kalgoorlie, WA 23 November 1937 28 June 2012 19 National Library of Australia Immediately following the wedding, Prince Louis and his wife Margaret travelled to Belgium and visited a hospital where the victims' bodies had been laid out.The Ostend Air Disaster 18 November 1937 14 47845 The Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess' fourteen-month-old daughter, Johanna, was the only one of the family who was not on board the aircraft. She was adopted by her uncle Louis in early 1938. Johanna died of meningitis in 1939.Duff (1979) With the death of the childless Prince Louis in 1968, the male line of the Hesse and by Rhine became extinct.May 2018 The crash and its effect on Cecilie's younger brother, Philip, were featured in season 2 of the Netflix series, The Crown. However, this fictionalised version wrongly implied that Philip was to blame for Cecilie taking the flight, whereas in reality "her decision to travel to London had nothing to do with Philip". Philip threatened to sue The Crown due to this distortion of history.The Sunday Times 13 November 2022 Philip wanted to sue The Crown after being blamed for sister's death Roya Nikkhah https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/philip-considered-lawsuit-the-crown-after-being-blamed-for-sister-s-death-l6jfbkd8p 13 November 2022 See also Aviation safety List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft Notes References Bibliography Duff, David. Hessian Tapestry. David & Charles PLC, 1979. Deglas Christian Rampen in België : Heizeldrama, gasexplosie in Gellingen, Switelbrand, Herald of Free Enterprise, brand in de Innovation, mijnramp in Marcinelle ... en alle andere drama's die ons land schokten 2005 Lannoo Tielt 90-209-6216-7 38–40 https://books.google.com/books?id=dly9axBP4O4C&pg=PA38 nl External links Photo of the crash Category:Sabena accidents and incidents Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Junkers Ju 52 Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Belgium Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1937 Category:Ostend Category:1937 in Belgium Category:Meteorological events in 1937