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Old 12th Aug 2018, 16:30
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edlb ..in a life as a pilot all odds may be against you . you want to fulfill the mission and you did the trip many times before . that day a glowing heat covers the alps and just that day the plane is fully booked , the passengers have much baggage , you are very heavy. you depart with a bad feeling but you want to fullfill the mission , the heat also does not improve your brain and common sense. over the alps you realize you are at the edge of performance but you want to continue - more and more trading speed for climb . in the last minute you see that this time you will really not make the mountains and in panic - being already critically low on speed - you make a sharp 180 deg turn to avoid crashing into the mountains . during the turn a wing stalls snd seconds later you hit the elevated bottom .

thats what happened i guess , they simply asked their ju52 for something she was not able to deliver at that day with that heat and that load .just few passengers less or a little colder athmosphere and that would end without an issue or media coverage .
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