Junkers W.34 crash, Oct 16, 1938 (5 killed), Umeå Västerb...
Junkers W.34 accident on October 16, 1938 near Umeå Västerbotten, Sweden with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in poor weather..
- Date: October 16, 1938
- Aircraft: Junkers W.34
- Location: Umeå Västerbotten, Sweden
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in poor weather.
The Swedish Air Force Junkers W 34 was flying an ambulance flight from Ostersund to Umea with a patient, an accompanist and two doctors. In poor weather at night it struck a mountainside near Sorfors while approaching Umea, and all five people aboard were killed.