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The crew departed Luke Field on a local flight over Oahu Island. En route, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The crew elected to ditch the airplane that crashed in the Waimea Bay. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Fairey IIID off Halmstad

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1925

Type of aircraft:

Fairey III

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Karlskrona - Göteborg

MSN:

F5442

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On a flight from Karlskrona to Göteborg, the crew encountered strong and unfavorable winds. On approach to Halmstad, the fuel reserve was insufficient and the crew decided to make an emergency landing in the Laholm Bay, off Halmstad. In strong winds, the landing was missed and the aircraft crashed and sank. While both crew members evacuated safely, the aircraft was lost.

Probable cause:

Fuel starvation and ditching in unfavorable winds.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Magelang

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1925 at 1140 LT

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.9

Operator:

Registration:

H-133

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Bandung - Magelang

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On final approach to Magelang, the crew was completing a last turn when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Vickers Viking IV off Batavia

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1923

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)

Operator:

Registration:

V-203

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Location:

Jakarta

City District of Jakarta

Country:

Indonesia

Region:

Asia

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Shortly after takeoff, the airplane crashed in the Batavia harbor off Tanjung Priok. The pilot was rescued and the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Farman F.60 Goliath in Chartres: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1923

Type of aircraft:

Farman F.60 Goliath

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Chartres - Chartres

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The aircraft was the sixth of a group of Goliath taking off from Chartres Airfield. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of about 60 metres, the pilot initiated a sharp turn when control was lost. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed. Two crew members were seriously injured while the pilot was killed. Few hours later, both survivors died from their injuries.
Crew:
Sgt Aimé Roeckel, pilot,
Pvt Marcel Louâpre, gunner,
Pvt Marcel Sandre, mechanic.

Crash of a Martin NBS-1 in Dayton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1923

Type of aircraft:

Martin NBS-1 (MB-2)

Operator:

Registration:

AS-64205

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Dayton - Langley

Location:

Dayton-McCook Field

Ohio

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United States of America

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North America

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Shortly after takeoff from McCook Field located in Dayton downtown, bound to Langley, Virginia, the aircraft encountered gusty winds, went out of control and crashed in the Miami River. All five occupants, among them Captain Walter Ralls Lawson, were killed.

Crash of a Vickers Viking IV in Kalijati: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1923 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)

Operator:

Registration:

V-201

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Bandung - Kalijati

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On final approach to Kalijati Airfield, the seaplane impacted a tree and crashed. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13 in Appietto: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1923

Type of aircraft:

Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13

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F-AEIB

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Ajaccio - Antibes

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YOM:

1922

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Few minutes after takeoff from the harbor of Ajaccio, the seaplane aircraft went out of control and crashed in a mountainous area located near Appietto, some 10 km north of Ajaccio. Three passengers and the pilot Desnoyelles were killed while the radio navigator was seriously injured and rescued.

Probable cause:

Investigators confirmed that the loss of control in flight was caused by a structural failure of the tail.