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.

Crash of a General Aircraft ST-25 Monospar Jubilee in Addis Alem

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1935
Type of aircraft:
General Aircraft ST-25 Monospar
Operator:
Ursula Eileen Lloyd
Registration:
G-ADTE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Khartoum – Addis Abeba
MSN:
59
YOM:
1935
Location:
Addis Alem
Oromia
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Both occupants, Ursula Eileen Lloyd and Charles Lloyd departed Khartoum on December 24 on a flight to Addis Abeba. En route, an engine failure forced the crew to make an emergency landing in Addis Alem, some 40 km west of Addis Abeba. After some repairs, the couple took off on December 26 for Addis Abeba. Unfortunately, the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Potez 25.A2 in Jan Meda

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Potez 25
Operator:
Ethiopian Government
Registration:
1
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Jan Meda, in the suburb of Addis Ababa, somewhere in January 1934 (exact date unknown). The airplane was named 'Nesre Tafari'. Occupant fate unknown.
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