Incident Junkers W.33b D-2072,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190925
 
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Date:Sunday 13 September 1931
Time:
Type:Junkers W.33b
Owner/operator:W. Rody
Registration: D-2072
MSN: 2516
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Atlantic Ocean -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Lisbon (10.09.1931, 09:00)
Destination airport:New York
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"Europa Sauda America" (ESA) ditched during transatlantic flight. Portuguese Fernando da Costa Veiga, Germans Friedrich Johannsen and Wilhelm Rody were on board. They were rescued by norwegian steam ship "Belmoira" after six days at 450 km east off Sydney, NS, Canada.

Sources:

Folha da Manhã 15 September 1931, p3...
http://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/fdm/1931/09/15/1//4537135
http://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/fdm/1931/09/16/1//4537149
http://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/fdm/1931/09/22/1//4748359
https://www.junkers.de/kalenderblatt/10-september-1931-der-ozeanflugversuch-der-w-33-esa

Images:


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Oct-2016 17:35 TB Added
25-Oct-2016 17:39 TB Updated [Source]
25-Oct-2016 17:51 harro Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
25-Oct-2016 18:25 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Nov-2022 13:26 Cobar Updated [Photo]

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