Junkers W.33 crash, May 3, 1936, Er Roseires Blue Nile
Junkers W.33 accident on May 3, 1936 near Er Roseires Blue Nile, Sudan with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused engine failure on approach..
- Date: May 3, 1936
- Aircraft: Junkers W.33
- Location: Er Roseires Blue Nile, Sudan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused engine failure on approach.
The Ethiopian government ordered German pilot Ludwig Weber to fly the Junkers W 33c Dessye from Addis Ababa to Sudan during fighting in the capital. On approach to Er Roseires the engine stopped from fuel exhaustion, and the aircraft came down in desert to the south. The pilot was unhurt and the aircraft was written off.