The Dornier Do 24T-3 was carrying four crew members and 77 passengers when it crashed.
Sources
- 1945 Resko Przymorskie Dornier Do 24 crash (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/170129 (aviation-safety.net)
- https://www.cicero.de/kultur/die-toten-vom-kamper-see/48518 (cicero.de)
- https://www.austrianwings.info/2012/03/gedenken-an-flugzeugkatastrophe-vor-67-jahren/ (austrianwings.info)
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