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Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Melilla: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do J Wal
Operator:
Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar (1917-1936)
Registration:
W-19
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Melilla – Málaga
Location:
Melilla
Melilla
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Melilla, the seaplane went out of control and crashed into the sea, bursting into flames. Three crew members were rescued and two others were killed.

Crash of an Avro 504K off Marbella: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar (1917-1936)
Registration:
28
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Madrid - Ceuta
Location:
Marbella
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Madrid-Getafe Airport on a flight to Ceuta. After passing Marbella, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in the sea some 400 metres offshore. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Reginald Truelove was killed.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal in Ferrol: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do J Wal
Operator:
Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar (1917-1936)
Registration:
D-5
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ferrol – Santander
Location:
Ferrol
Galicia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed Ferrol on a flight to Santander to take part to manoeuvres. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying over Cape Ortegal, weather conditions deteriorated and due to an insufficient visibility caused by fog, the captain decided to return to Ferrol. While descending to Ferrol, the seaplane was too low and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Cape Prioriño, west of Ferrol. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ens Fernando Cano-Manuel y Auberede
Mst Jaime Planas Pujol,
Mst Luis Azcárate Escudero,
Mst José Sánchez Mariscal,
Mst Manuel Rubio Rodríguez,
Cpl Juan Bautista Navarro Ros.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off El Atalayón

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1929 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do J Wal
Operator:
Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar (1917-1936)
Registration:
W-5
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
El Atalayón - El Atalayón
MSN:
5
YOM:
1924
Location:
El Atalayón
Region of Murcia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The seaplane was engaged in a loca training flight out from El Atalayón Naval Station. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in the sea few hundred metres offshore. All five crew members were injured, three seriously.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Cape Figalo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do J Wal
Operator:
Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar (1917-1936)
Registration:
W-8
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Los Alcázares - Melilla
MSN:
31
YOM:
1925
Location:
Cape Figalo
Aïn Témouchent
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The seaplane departed the bay of Los Alcázares at 0900LT on a flight to Melilla, carrying three crew members. As the aircraft failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated. Five days later, on 5 January 1929, the wreckage was found four km west of Cape Figalo, Algeria. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cdt Caulac,
Cpt Pauler +1.

Crash of an Avro 504 in Madrid: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar (1917-1936)
Registration:
23
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Madrid - Madrid
Location:
Madrid-Cuatro Vientos
Madrid
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed. The pilot, Captain Don Antonio Eleta Palacios was killed.
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