Crash of a Junkers W.34d in Wampit: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 22, 1931
Operator:
Registration:
VH-UNR
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lae - Bulolo
MSN:
2611
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Lae to Bulolo, weather conditions worsened and the crew encountered poor visibility due to mist. The airplane impacted trees and crashed in the jungle. The wreckage was found on 13 August 1931. Both crew members were killed.
