Military | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane was returning to its base in Los Alcázares. On approach, it impacted the slope of Mt El Carmolí localited 7 km south of Los Alcázares and surrounding the Mar Menor. The float plane disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Campo Sarmiento

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Fairey III

Operator:

Registration:

R-55

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

F.1126

YOM:

1928

Location:

Campo Sarmiento

Buenos Aires province

Country:

Argentina

Region:

South America

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Upon landing, the airplane lost a wing and came to rest. Both crew members were uninjured.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 in Cairo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1935 at 0532 LT

Type of aircraft:

Savoia-Marchetti SM.81

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Guidonia – Cairo – Massawa – Asmara

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The three engine airplane departed Cairo-Almaza Airport at 0520LT bound for Massawa. Eleven minutes later, while climbing, the radio operator reported that all was ok on board. About a minute later, an explosion occurred on board and the airplane crashed 8 km south of the airport, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The crew and passengers were on their way to Massawa and Asmara to conduct an inspection of the public works under construction by the Italian expeditionary forces along the frontier of Ethiopia. Among the passengers was Luigi Razza, Italian Ministry of Public Works, and the Italian explorer Raimondo Franchetti as well as Vincenzo Minasi, Italian consul.
Crew:
Maj Raffaello Boetani, pilot,
2nd Lt Giovanni Lavaggi,
Sgt Maj Edmondo Pirola,
Marshall Vittorio Viotti.
Passengers:
Luigi Razza,
Raimondo Franchetti,
Vincenzo Minasi.

Probable cause:

On board explosion for undetermined reason.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in El Retiro: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Registration:

406

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Palanquero – Tres Esquinas

MSN:

2779

YOM:

1934

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En route from Palanquero to Tres Esquinas, the crew encountered engine problems. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in El Retiro, near the Rio Magdalena. All five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 139 Virginia X at RAF Worthy Down

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Virginia

Operator:

Registration:

K2672

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Manston – Worthy Down

Location:

Worthy Down AFB (Winchester)

Hampshire

Country:

United Kingdom

Region:

Europe

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The aircraft caught fire just after landing at RAF Worthy Down. The pilot was able to stop the airplane and all four occupants evacuated safely. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52 in Hanskühnenburg: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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Flight

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Military

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In unknown circumstances, the three engine airplane impacted hilly and wooded terrain near Hanskühnenburg. All 11 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 206 in Reims: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1935 at 2350 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 206

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Chartres - Reims

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Following an uneventful flight from Chartres, the crew was approaching Reims-Champagne Airbase by night. On approach, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane collided with the pylon of an electrical powerline and crashed some 500 metres short of runway. Four crew members were injured while the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C Raymond Barnault, †
Cpt René Moguet +3.

Crash of a Martin PM-1 off Midway Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Martin PM-1

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Registration:

0667

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Location:

Midway Island

United States Minor Outlying Islands

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United States of America

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North America

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The float plane departed USS Pennsylvania on a patrol flight over the Pacific Ocean. While approaching Midway Island, it crashed in unknown circumstances. No trace of the aircraft nor the six crew members (two officers and four enlisted men) were ever found. The aircraft was coded VP-6F.