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The pilot, Lt Henry C. MacDonald, was engaged in a nonstop transatlantic solo flight from Newfoundland to England. He departed St Johns in the afternoon of 17 October 1928. Some 7,5 hours later, the single engine aircraft was spotted by the crew of the ship named 'Hardenberg' some 600 miles off the Canadian coast. This was the last contact with the aircraft that disappeared in the ocean. No trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was ever found.

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.

Owned by the Canadian E. Hosmer, the twin engine seaplane was completing a transatlantic flight from Pisa to New York with intermediate stops in Lisbon, Horta and Halifax. On 28JUL1928, the crew departed Lisbon at 0800LT and arrived in the Azores Island the same day at 1700LT. On 01AUG1928, the aircraft departed Horta bound for Canada but en route, crew should make an emergency landing due to an engine fire some 500 miles offshore. The crew was rescued a day later by the crew of the ship named 'Minnewaska' and transferred to the US. The aircraft was recovered few days later by the crew of the ship named 'Valprato' and transferred to Canadian Vickers manufactury. Repair costs were considered as too high so the aircraft was withdrawn from use.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Gulf of Finland, killing all six occupants.

Few days prior to the accident, the Italian Airship named 'Italia' and piloted by the Italian General Umberto Nobile crashed on the ice in Arctica with 15 people on board. The Norwegian Scientist Roald Amundsen obtained help from the French government to attempt a SAR mission. On 16 of June, the seaplane departed Caudebec-en-Caux, north of France, with a crew of four on board, bound to Bergen and Tromsø where Roald Amundsen boarded with his pilot Leif Dietrichson. The aircraft departed Tromsø at 1600LT. About three hours later, the crew sent his last message, confirming that all was OK on board. While cruising off the Norwegian coasts, half a way from Tromsø to Longyearbyen, in the Svalbard archipelago, the aircraft disappeared while the communication was cut. SAR mission was initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. On 13AUG1928, a lateral stabilization float was found and all SAR operations were officially abandoned by the Norwegian Authorities in September 1928. On 13OCT1928, a fuel tank was found on a beach in Norway while a second tank was found few days later. This would be the only part of the aircraft ever found. In 2003, a Norwegian commission announced the aircraft probably crashed off Bear Island, in the Barents Sea.
Crew:
René Guilbaud, pilot,
Emile Valette, radio,
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Albert Cavelier de Cuverville,
Gilbert Brazy, mechanic.
Passengers:
Roald Amundsen,
Leif Dietrichson, pilot.

The pilot Raymond Hinchliffe and the British actress Elsie Mackay were engaged in a nonstop transatlantic flight from UK to Long Island. The aircraft named 'Endeavour' departed RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, at 0845LT bound to the US. The single engine was spotted over Crookhaven, in the Cork county, and later by the crew of the French steamer 'Josiah Macy'. As the aircraft failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were undertaken for several days but eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. On December 1928, a wheel from the aircraft (with a serial number proving it was from this aircraft) was found on a beach in the Donegal county, Ireland. This was the only trace ever found. According to authorities, it is believed that the aircraft probably crashed into the ocean around 1400LT.

The crew was performing the first trans-Tasman sea flight from Richmond, in the suburb of Sydney to Wellington, New Zealand. En route, the crew sent a morse message to confirm that all was ok on board, but the aircraft failed to arrive in New Zealand. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found. The distance between Richmond and Wellington was approximately 2,320 km and the flying time was estimated to be 14 hours.
Crew:
George Hood, pilot,
John Moncrieff, flight engineer.

The single engine airplane departed Tallinn on a schedule service to Helsinki, carrying four passengers and two crew members. While cruising in marginal weather conditions (reduced visibility due to foggy conditions), the aircraft crashed in the Gulf of Finland. Despite intense SAR operations, no trace of the aircraft nor the six occupants was found.

While performing a nonstop transatlantic flight from New York (Roosevelt Field) to Paris, the aircraft named 'American Girl' was cruising 650 km west from the Azores Islands when the engine failed due to an oil leak. The crew sent a mayday message, reporting his position. The pilot ditched the airplane and both occupants were later rescued by the crew of the dutch tanker named 'Barendrecht'. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
George Halderman, pilot.
Passenger:
Mrs. Ruth Elder, aviator, actress and owner of the aircraft.

Named 'Old Glory', the aircraft was owned by William Randolph Hearst who financed this nonstop transatlantic flight from Old Orchad Beach (Maine) to Rome, Italy. The aircraft departed Old Orchad Beach at 0023LT. At 0403LT, while cruising 1,000 km east of the Canadian coast, the crew sent a mayday message then the aircraft crashed in the sea two minutes later. The crew of the ship named 'Kyle' arrived on scene but did not find any trace or bodies. Five days later, on 12SEP1927, fuel tank, wing (a 34 feet long section) and fuselage debris were found floating on water. No trace of the occupants was ever found.
Crew:
Lloyd Wilson Bertaud, pilot,
James DeWitt Hill, copilot.
Passenger:
Philip Payne, Editor of a daily newspaper from New York, edited and owned by William Randolph Hearst.