Los Alcázares - Melilla

On December 31, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Los Alcázares - Melilla experienced a crash involving Dornier Do J Wal, operated by Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar, with the event recorded near Cape Figalo Aïn Témouchent.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The seaplane departed the bay of Los Alcázares at 0900LT on a flight to Melilla, carrying three crew members. As the aircraft failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated. Five days later, on 5 January 1929, the wreckage was found four km west of Cape Figalo, Algeria. All three crew members were killed. Crew: Cdt Caulac, Cpt Pauler +1.

Aircraft reference details include registration W-8, MSN 31, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.5728°, -1.1963°.