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Crash of a Junkers W.33f in Tanagra

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
D-2018
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin – Thessaloniki – Athens
MSN:
2584
YOM:
1931
Location:
Tanagra
Central Greece / Στερεά Ελλάδα
Country:
Greece
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Berlin on a mail flight to Athens with an intermediate stop in Thessaloniki. On the leg to Athens, the crew lost his orientation due to foggy conditions and was unable to localize the airport of Dekelia-Tatoi near Athens. So, he decided to return to Thessaloniki when, at night, the aircraft crash landed in a pasture near Tanagra. Both occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers W.33f into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1932 at 2140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
D-2017
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Croydon – Cologne – Berlin
MSN:
2583
YOM:
1931
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Croydon Airport at 2055LT on a night cargo service to Berlin with an intermediate stop in Cologne. At that time, weather conditions were considered as good, except a strong west wind up to 50 mph. Less than an hour into the flight, while cruising over the North Sea, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. A wheel was found the following day by the crew of a Belgian ship but no trace of the aircraft named 'Marmara' nor the two crew members was ever found.
Crew:
Wilhelm Cuno, pilot,
Werner Drebes, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers W.33d in Wau

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Pacific Aerial Transport
Registration:
VH-UIW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2575
YOM:
1931
Location:
Wau
Morobe
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Wau, the airplane named 'The Lady Lattie' veered off runway and came to rest into a hangar of the company. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers W.33f in the Pacific Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Hochi Shimbun
Registration:
J-BFUB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2581
YOM:
1931
Location:
Pacific Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sabishiro Beach on a transpacific flight to the US with three people on board. It crashed into the Pacific Ocean and was lost without trace.

Crash of a Junkers W.33c in Lanzhou

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
I
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lanzhou - Lanzhou
MSN:
2545
YOM:
1931
Location:
Lanzhou
Gansu
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local flight in the area of Lanzhou to test new mail routes. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Junkers W.33fi in Kagianagami Lake: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
CF-ASI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Tashota - Kagianagami Lake
MSN:
2591
YOM:
1932
Location:
Kagianagami Lake
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While approaching Kagianagami Lake in heavy snow falls, the airplane crashed and burned. The pilot Godfrey Webster Dean was killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.33b off Natal

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Wilhelm Rody
Registration:
D-2072
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2516
YOM:
1931
Location:
Natal
Rio Grande do Norte
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Germany on a flight to Brazil. En route, the aircraft named 'Espírito de Santo Agostinho' was catapulted from the German ship named 'Cap Arcona'. While approaching the Brazilian coast, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft for unknown reason. All three crew members were rescued by the crew of the ship named 'SS Stavanger' while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers W.33d in Lanzhou

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
II
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Nankin – Lanzhou
MSN:
2560
YOM:
1930
Location:
Lanzhou
Gansu
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
It is believed that the crew was forced to make an emergency landing while approaching Lanzhou. The mechanic was injured and the pilot escaped unhurt. Other source reports that the aircraft was shot down over Mongolia - China border.

Crash of a Junkers W.33d off Valdermarsvik: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Registration:
D-1826
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stockholm – Stralsund
MSN:
2069
YOM:
1930
Location:
Valdemarsvik
Östergötland
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Stockholm at 2250LT on a cargo flight to Stralsund. While flying over the region of Valdermarsvik, the aircraft named 'Kaparthen' crashed in unknown circumstances into the Valdermarsvik Channel. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed. A first dead body was found on August 18 and the second on September 19.
Crew:
Mr. Langanke,
Mr. Lindemann.
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