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Toulouse – Barcelona – Alicante – Málaga – Casablanca

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Larache, Morocco. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13 in the Mediterranean Sea

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1925

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F-AFDH

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Alicante – Oran

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En route from Alicante to Oran, one of the engine failed. The crew attempted to ditch the aircraft some 100 km north of Oran. The aircraft sank and both crew members were rescued 15 hours later by the crew of the French recovery ship named 'Jean-Argaud'.
Crew:
François Bourgat, pilot,
Juan Munar, radio.

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Engine failure caused by an oil leak.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier H-13 in the Mediterranean Sea

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1925

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F-AFGP

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Oran - Alicante

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The crew was performing a mail flight from Oran to Alicante when an engine failed while overflying the Mediterranean Sea. The crew ditch the aircraft in the sea. Both pilots were rescued 15 hours later by a the crew of a Spanish speedboat. The aircraft sank and was lost.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13 in the Mediterranean Sea

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1925

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F-AFGK

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En route from Alicante to Oran, a structural failure occurred on the buckle, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft. The aircraft sank and both crew members (who were slightly injured) were rescued by the crew of the British boat named 'Egyptian'.
Crew:
Léon Givon, pilot,
François Urvoy, mechanic.

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Buckle failure in flight.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13 in the Mediterranean Sea

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1925

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F-AGFY

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Oran – Alicante

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En route from Oran to Alicante, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing following an engine failure. The crew was rescued few hours later and the aircraft sank and was lost.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Dornier DO J Wal in the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1924

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Dornier Do J Wal

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I-DEOR

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Pisa - Saint-Raphaël - Lausanne - Strasbourg - Rotterdam - Hull - Stromness - Feroe Islands - Reykjavik

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The crew departed Pisa, Italy, last 25 July to perform a transatlantic flight to Canada on behalf of the 'Commissariato Aeronautica', the ancient name of the Italian Air Force. The seaplane made stops in Saint-Raphaël, south of France, Lausanne (quai of Ouchy on Lake of Geneva), Strasbourg, Rotterdam, Hull, Stromness (Orkneys Islands), Feroe Islands and Reykjavik. While flying over the Sea of Labrador, some 180 km south of Cape Farewell, Greenland, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The twin engine seaplane landed safely and the crew sent several mayday message. All five occupants were later rescued and evacuated by the crew of 'USS Richmond' which deviated from his route to the accident site. In a rough sea, the seaplane sank later and was lost and not recovered.
Crew:
Lt Antonio Locatelli, pilot,
Lt Crosio,
Lt Marescalchi,
Mr. Braccini, flight engineer,
Mr. Falcinelli, flight engineer.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Fokker F3 in the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1924 at 1400 LT

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Fokker F3

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H-NABS

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Croydon - Rotterdam - Amsterdam

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1535

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1922

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The aircraft departed Croydon Airport at 1043LT on a regular schedule service to Amsterdam with an intermediate stop in Rotterdam, carrying two passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot encountered technical problems and diverted to Lympne Airport, Kent. After several repairs were made, he continued the flight with an unserviceable radio. While cruising over the North Sea (between The Channel and the North Sea), the pilot encountered foggy conditions when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Rotterdam, SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the three occupants was found.
Crew:
Adriaan Pijl, pilot.
Passengers:
Mr. W. J. van Hien,
Mr. C. Modderman.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier H-13 in the Mediterranean Sea

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1923

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Antibes - Ajaccio

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While cruising over the Mediterranean Sea on a flight from Antibes to Ajaccio, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The crew ditched the aircraft and all occupants were evacuated safely. The aircraft later sank and was lost.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Nieuport-Delage NiD-30T in The Channel

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1920

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