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Erprobungstelle

The crew was performing an international flight for the German company Erprobungstelle based in Lübeck-Travemünde. While flying along the Dutch coast, crew encountered problems and lost control of the float plane that crashed into the North Sea some 40 km off Ijmuiden. Quickly on site, the crew of two Belgian and Dutch ships were able to evacuate three crewmen while the fourth was killed. The aircraft was destroyed and lost.

Deutsche Lufthansa

The crew was performing a mail flight from Rio de Janeiro to Berlin with several intermediate stops. The float plane christened 'Tornado' was catapulted from the deck of the German ship christened 'Westphalen' in the region of Fernando de Noronha around 18:18 (GMT time) on February 14, 1936. Some 9 hours and 34 minutes later, all communications ceased with the crew. SAR operations were conducted by seven countries but no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found. According to the authorities, the crew was flying at a speed of some 200 km/h and some 3 to 5 meters above the surface of the water.

Polyarnaya Aviatsiya

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in the year 1934.

Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst

In unknown circumstances, the floatplane suffered an accident while landing in the harbor of Surabaya and came to rest against the shore. There were no casualties.

Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar

En route from Huelva to Vigo, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and ditched the floatplane off Cape São Vicente, south Portugal. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of a British ship and the airplane later washed up on a beach.

Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar

The seaplane was engaged in an exercise out from Los Alcázares. In unclear circumstances, it crashed into the sea off Perdiguera Island, about 7 km south of San Javier Airbase. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.

Polyarnaya Aviatsiya

Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Matochkine Strait, coming to rest broken in two. Occupant's fate unknown.

Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst

The seaplane was returning to Surabaya-Morokrembangan following a maritime survey mission. It crashed upon landing and caught fire. All four crew members were killed.

Japan Air Transport

En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing and to ditch the airplane off Yawata. Upon landing, the seaplane disintegrated. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.

Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar

After takeoff from Melilla, the seaplane went out of control and crashed into the sea, bursting into flames. Three crew members were rescued and two others were killed.