Piloting cited in fatal crash of World War II Ju 52 on Swiss Alps sightseeing flight.
The pilots’ “high-risk flying,” which took their airplane too low and too slow over the Swiss Alps, led to an Aug. 4, 2018, crash that killed both pilots and 18 others aboard a historic Junkers Ju 52 known as “Iron Annie,” the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) says.
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