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The float plane named 'Pampero' crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean few minutes prior to its arrival in Bathurst, Gambia. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
FF1 Hans Erich Lochner,
FF2 Albin Hartmann,
Bw Werner Schwanke,
Bf Gerhard Rabe,
Dr. Ernst Dierbach.

The twin engine airplane named 'Rostock' was on a cargo flight from Germany to South America via Las Palmas and Bathurst. On final approach to Bathurst in foggy conditions, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed short of runway. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Mr. Viereck, pilot,
Hans Herrmann, copilot,
Mr. Pickner, radio operator,
Mr. Rebentrost, mechanic.

The crew was performing a mail flight from Rio de Janeiro to Berlin with several intermediate stops. The float plane named 'Tornado' was catapulted from the deck of the German ship named '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 with the crew were cut. 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 metres above the water surface when the accident occurred.
Crew:
FF Olaf Bielenstein,
FF Otto Scheffler,
Bm Wilehlm Wittmann,
Bf Alfred Conrad.