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Crashed while landing on sea off the British coast. The crew was performing a training flight and elected to land near 'HMS Sheffield's'. The crew fate is unknown and the float plane capsized.

Probable cause:

The crew forgot to retract the landing gear while trying to land on sea.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Gibraltar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Dornier Do J Wal

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Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The float plane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Alboran Sea when it was shot down by the pilot of a Spanish National Nieuport 52 and crashed into the sea off Gibraltar. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF off Gibraltar: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Fairey III

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S1404

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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After being catapulted from the 'HMS Furious', the single engine airplane crashed into the sea off Gibraltar. A crew member was killed and two others were rescued.

Crash of an Avro 504N in North Yorkshire

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Avro 504

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K1044

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Thornaby - Thornaby

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K1044

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The pilot lost his orientation while cruising in foggy conditions and was unable to locate the Thornaby Airfield. He attempted to make an emergency landing in a bog when the airplane hit the ground and came to rest upside down, somewhere in North Yorkshire (the exact location is unknown). The pilot William Vernon Lewis Spendlove (from the 608th Squadron based at RAF Thornaby) was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m off United Kingdom

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1929

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F7

Operator:

Andrew Paton Holt

Registration:

G-EBZJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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5087

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1928

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The airplane was lost without trace in sea off United Kingdom. No trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was ever found.

Crash of a Breguet 14A.2 off Gibraltar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1921

Type of aircraft:

Breguet 14

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F-ALBA

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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5220/8220.2

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1920

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The crew was performing a mail flight to Casablanca when he encountered unfavorable weather conditions while approaching Gibraltar. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea. SAR operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Both crew were presumed dead.
Crew:
Henri Mérel, pilot
Maxime Garrigue, mechanic.