Junkers W.34 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew departed Stubendorf (now Izbicko) Airport on a local training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. The instructor was killed and the student pilot was seriously injured. He died the following morning from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Ofw Eugen Kagelmann, instructor,
Uffz Herbert Merz, student pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Riachão: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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PP-CAP

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

2595

YOM:

1929

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While on a cargo flight from Grajaú, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The single engine airplane crashed and was destroyed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Jeronimo Franco Americano,
Sebastião da França Brugger.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Danzig: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1942 at 1010 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Gdańsk – Gdańsk

Location:

Gdańsk

Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie)

Country:

Poland

Region:

Europe

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at Gdańsk-Langfuhr (Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz) Airport. After takeoff, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
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Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 on Mt Eichelspitze: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1020 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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Freiburg im Breisgau - Freiburg im Breisgau

MSN:

0220

YOM:

1927

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The single engine airplane departed Freiburg im Breisgau on a training mission with four crew members on board. En route, it impacted the slope of Mt Eichelspitze. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Obaz Karl-Heinz Misselwitz, pilot, †
Hptm Fritz Kröning, observer, †
Hptm Erhard Borgstede, observer,
Gefr Herbert Descher, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Zbyslavec: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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ND+YI

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Pardubice - Pardubice

MSN:

454

YOM:

1928

Location:

Zbyslavec

Pardubice Region (Pardubický kraj)

Country:

Czech Republic

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Europe

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The airplane departed Pardubice Airport on a training exercise with four crew members on board. While flying in marginal weather conditions, it went out of control and crashed in an open field located 500 metres from the village of Zbyslavec. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were injured. The next day, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Rerik: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

2854

YOM:

1935

Location:

Rerik

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Country:

Germany

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Europe

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Rerik, about 30 km west of Rostock. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hans Ladegast, pilot,
Gefr Hans Schütt, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Thaya: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1941

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Junkers W.34

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1401

YOM:

1928

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Thaya. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ogefr Egon Herb, pilot, †
Ogefr Harry Günter Endrunat, pilot, †
Ogefr Georg Kirschbaum, observer.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Prenzlau

Date & Time: May 19, 1941

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Junkers W.34

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4012

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1939

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The airplane suffered an engine failure, crashed near Prenzlau and was destroyed. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Dziwnów

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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MSN:

4080

YOM:

1939

Location:

Dziwnów

West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)

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Poland

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Europe

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The accident occurred in unknown circumstances. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Helmut Konzack, pilot,
Uffz Franz Lauter, pilot,
Gefr Berthold Seiler, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Paris: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Paris - Berlin

MSN:

1487

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1928

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The single engine airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget on a flight to Berlin, carrying one passenger, three crew members and some military mail. Shortly after takeoff, it went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were injured and the passenger was killed. Recently appointed as Vice Admiral for the Southeast in the Mediterranean, the passenger was en route to Berlin to take over his duties.
Crew:
Uffz Bernhard Schneegold, pilot,
Gefr Bernhard Cleber, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Bahr, navigator.
Passenger:
Vice Admiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière. †