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The crew encountered strong headwinds all along the flight from Algiers to Marseille. After overflying Cape of Creus in Catalonia, both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. The crew ditched the aircraft off Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées Orientales. The crew of the Spanish cargo named 'Stella' was quickly on the scene but during the towing operations, the float plane sank and the radio navigator Bossard drowned. The pilot Edmond Larbonne and the mechanic were rescued.

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En route, the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft for unknown reasons. All three crew members survived and were later rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

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En route from Marseille to Algiers, while cruising north of the Balearic Islands, an engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft. All four crew members were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank while being towed back to Marseille. Crew: Edmond Larbonne, pilot, Mr. Adan, navigator, Maurice Thomasset, radio, Mr. Traverse, engineer.

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While approaching Palma, the seaplane was too low and hit a lightning mast. It stalled and crashed onto several houses in the city. While the radio navigator was killed, both other crew members were injured. Crew: Étienne Simon, pilot, Fernand Royère, mechanic, Fernand Girard, radio navigator.

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En route, while cruising south of Majorca Island, an engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft. Wind was very strong (force 9) and the sea was rough. After 12 hours, the four occupants were eventually rescued by the crew of the Spanish boat named 'El Biar' while the aircraft sank and was lost. Crew: Henri Vallin, pilot, Mr. Le Roux, radio, Juan Munar, radio, André Dupont, mechanic.

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While cruising over the Mediterranean Sea, one of the engine failed. The crew ditched the aircraft some 70 km north of Majorca Island. Unfortunately, the sea was rough due to a force 7 wind. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and all three crew members found refuge in a dinghy and eventually reached the coast 11 hours later. Crew: Roger Féru, pilot, Pierre Viré, radio, Mr. Loertscher, mechanic.

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Shortly after takeoff from the Etang de Berre, off Marseille, the seaplane stalled and crashed in the sea few dozen metres offshore. All three occupants were injured while the aircraft sank. Crew: Henri Vallin, pilot, Mr. Fichou, radio, Gaston Génin, mechanic.