Dornier Do J Wal crash, May 2, 1929 (1 killed), Basra Al-...
Dornier Do J Wal accident on May 2, 1929 near Basra Al-Basrah, Iraq with 1 fatality. Cause: The seaplane struck telephone wires strung across the river...
- Date: May 2, 1929
- Aircraft: Dornier Do J Wal
- Location: Basra Al-Basrah, Iraq
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The seaplane struck telephone wires strung across the river during takeoff.
The Royal Netherlands Navy seaplane was on a delivery flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies when it crashed at Basra, Iraq, on 2 May 1929. The pilot, Lieutenant Piet S. Everts, was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.