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Crash of a Junkers W.33fi in Kootenay Lake

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1959
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AQW
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2587
YOM:
1932
Location:
Kootenay Lake
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Kootenay Lake, the aircraft stalled while avoiding power line and crashed. The occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Junkers W.33hi in Sletthøa

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
BV+CL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2839
YOM:
1933
Location:
Tolga
Hedmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in Sletthøa, some 15 km southeast of Tolga. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members were injured and later rescued by locals.
Crew:
Mr. Gerber, pilot,
Ober. Seget,
Ober. Wernter.
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/vingelen.html

Crash of a Junkers W.33 in Karlino: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1942 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
0041
Location:
Karlino
West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Karlino. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Werner Schumacher, pilot,
Uffz Johann Wäger, pilot,
Ogfr Fritz Sanke, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers W.33 in Otrokovice: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
69
Location:
Otrokovice
Zlín Region (Zlínský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While completing a local training flight on behalf of the Aviation School n° A/B 113, the single engine aircraft collided with a German Air Force Focke-Wulf Fw.56. Out of control, it dove into the ground and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Ludwig Henn,
Alfred Neumerkl.

Crash of a Junkers W.33 in Warnemünde: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
035
Location:
Warnemünde
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the single engine airplane crashed in an open field in Warnemünde. Both crew members were killed.
Crew.
Uffz Friedrich Linsel, pilot,
Gefr Hartmann, pilot.

Crash of a Junkers W.33 in Chochis: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
CB-19
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Roboré – Santa Cruz
MSN:
2756
YOM:
1933
Location:
Chochis
Santa Cruz
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising at night from Roboré to Santa Cruz, the airplane named 'Muruata' crashed in unknown circumstances near Chochis. The pilot and a female passenger were injured while the radio navigator and three children were killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.33 in La Paz: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
CB-20
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Apolo – La Paz
Location:
La Paz-El Alto
La Paz
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On approach to La Paz-El Alto Airport, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions with thunderstorm and heavy rain. Control was lost and the aircraft named 'Sajama' crashed in the district of Cuibaja. Two passengers were injured and six other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.33c near Er Roseires

Date & Time: May 3, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Ethiopian Government
Registration:
Dessye
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Addis Ababa - Er Roseires
MSN:
2539
YOM:
1929
Location:
Er Roseires
Blue Nile (النيل الأزرق)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Because of intense fighting in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian government ordered the German pilot Ludwig Weber to evacuate the Junkers W.33c to a safe airport outside the country, in Sudan. On approach to Er Roseires, the engine failed due to a fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane named 'Dessye' crash landed in a desert area located south of Er Roseires. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured. The aircraft was later sold by the Royal Air Force to a local scrap dealer.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.
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