General Information

Serial #

2718

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL; CORRUGATED ALUMINUM/ PLEXIGLASS WINDOWS/ RUBBER TIRES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

10.3 m

Width

17.8 m

Height

3.2 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Junkers

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Dessau

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

MANUFACTURED IN 1931 AND FLOWN UNTIL IT WAS DONATED IN 1962

Canada

The Junkers W34 continued the line of all-metal Junkers aircraft going back to the Junkers J I. With its good flying characteristics and rugged construction, the Junkers W34 was considered by many to be the best bush plane of the 1930s and early 1940s. Only nine were imported to Canada due to the high cost of its metal construction and the heavy tariff imposed on German aircraft. Canadian Airways was the primary Canadian operator. A Junkers W33 with a water-cooled engine flew the first east-west trans-Atlantic flight in 1928. It landed on Greenly Island in Labrador after a 37-hour flight. The W34 was widely exported and up to the end of Second World War was the German Air Force’s standard instrument and navigation trainer. The Museum example was still flying up until its donation to the Museum in 1960. The handover ceremony in 1962 was the last flight of any of the Junkers F13/W33/W34 family of aircraft.

Function

USED FOR BUSH FLYING

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CALL NUMBERS ON BOTH SIDE OF FUSELAGE READS: "CF-ATF"/ TOP AND BOTTOM OF BOTH WINGS READS: "CF-ATF"/ ROUND LOGO PLATE READS: "CANADIAN AIRWAYS LIMITED"/ TAIL READS: "JUNKERS/ W34 FO[/]2718"

Missing

N/A

Finish

BARE ALUMINUM/ ORANGE PAINTED VERTICLE STRIPPE ON THE REAR FUSELAGE SECTION/ BLACK AIRCRAFT MARKINGS

Decoration

ROUND AIRLINE LOGO PLATE WITH ORANGE, BLUE AND WHITE BACKGROUND DEPICTS A SNOW GOOSE WITH "CANADIAN AIRWAYS LIMITED"