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Crash of a Junkers G.31go in Laverton

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.31
Operator:
Registration:
A44-1
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Laverton - Laverton
MSN:
3010
YOM:
1928
Location:
Laverton AFB (Melbourne)
Victoria
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three-engine airplane was recently transferred to Laverton Airport for repairs, following technical problems on the central engine. The pilot P/O Peter Lavarack decided to perform a test flight and initiated the takeoff run with only left and right engine running. Unfortunately, the aircraft veered off runway and collided with the car of the Minister of Air who was visiting the airport at the time of the accident. While the pilot escaped unhurt, both car and aircraft were damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers G.31fo in Germany

Date & Time: May 31, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.31
Operator:
Registration:
D-ABIL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3008
YOM:
1928
Location:
Germany
All Germany
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the Junkers G.31fo registered D-ABIL collided with a Junkers JU.52/3m registered D-APUT, somewhere over Germany (exact place unknown). It seems that the JU52 was able to land safely while the JU31 crashed. The occupant fate remains unknown as well as the exact date of the occurrence, somewhere in May 1936.

Crash of a Junkers G.31fi in Letzlingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.31
Operator:
Registration:
D-1473
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cologne – Berlin
MSN:
3005
YOM:
1928
Location:
Letzlingen
Saxony-Anhalt
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
A fuel line broke in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. Upon landing in a field, the aircraft named 'Rheinland' crashed, overturned and came to rest, bursting into flames after a fuel tank exploded. The passenger was seriously injured while all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gustav Dörr, pilot,
Mr. Müller, flight engineer,
Mr. Orgel, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Fuel line failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers G.31 in Arnsberg

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.31
Operator:
Registration:
D-1427
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Berlin
MSN:
3004
YOM:
1928
Location:
Arnsberg-Menden
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Paris to Berlin, one of the engine caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed and came to rest, bursting into flames. All nine occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft named 'Deutschland' was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight for unknown reasons.
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