Stoppani's Cant Z.506B I-LAMA taxying before departure on its last flight which ended with a forced landing in the Atlantic and a fire which killed four on board, Stoppani himself being the only survivor of the incident.
Het Vliegveld: 03.02.38: Stoppani's Cant Z.506 crashed some 400 km from Fernando de Noronha. Four fatalities but Stoppani was saved.
Het Vliegveld: 03.02.38: Mario Stoppani was returning from a record distance flight from Cadiz to Brazil and left Natal on 02.02.38 at 0510 in Cant Z.506B I-LAMA. Also on board were 2nd pilot Capt Enrico Comani, mechanic Renato Pogliani, telegraphist Demetrio Jaria and the CO of the aerobatic Squadron of the 1st Stormo, Mario Viola. After about 12 hours the port engine stopped and one report indicates that he had turned back but about three hours later a fire broke out. Stoppani dumped his fuel and landed in the Atlantic, unfortunately the Cant was surrounded by the fuel which suddenly ignited explosively. Some 95 minutes later a Lufthansa Dornier 10-ton Wal D-AGAT "Boreas" c/n 298 from the "Westfalen" landed next to the burning wreck 400 km from Fernando de Noronhato to find that Stoppani was the only survivor. He was taken to Natal and then transferred to the Farman F.2200 F-AOXE "Ville de Montevideo" for the journey home.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: CANT Z.506B/S Airone - ИталияItaly - 1937

Dornier Do18F D-ANHR (two 600 hp Junkers Jumo 205C 6-cyl vertically opposed compression ignition 2-stroke engines) flew the 5,215 miles from the English Channel to Caravellas, Brazil in 43 hr, breaking the non-stop distance record for seaplanes, 27-29.3.38. It was catapulted from seaplane depot ship "Westfalen" and was a special version of the Do18 with wingspan increased by 8ft 6in. to 86ft 3in.
Het Vliegveld: 13.04.38: A Dornier Do 18 of Lufthansa flew non-stop from England to Caravellas, Brazil; 8,400 km in 43 hours.
Het Vliegveld: 13.04.38: Dornier Do 18F flying boat D-ANHR of Lufthansa was catapulted from the "Westfalen" in the English Channel on 27.03.38 and set a straight line distance record for seaplanes by flying non-stop to Caravellas, Brazil; 8,400 km in 43 hours. Pilots were Capt H V von Engel and Chief Pilot E Gundermann.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.18 - ГерманияGermany - 1935

Elizabeth Lion flew Caudron Aiglon F-ANSK from Paris to Tunis and back non-stop 8.4.38, but used F-ANZR seen here to break Amelia Earhart's women's distance record with a flight from Istres to Abadan, Iran of 4,063 km in about 21 hrs commencing 13.5.38.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Caudron C.600 Aiglon - ФранцияFrance - 1935

Maryse Hilsz and her mechanic Puillet on her return to Paris 3.2.38 after her Paris - Saigon record flight in Caudron Simoun F-AQDY being greeted by Le Bourget Airport Director Girardot and Col Lepetit of the Air Ministry.
Het Vliegveld: 04.01.38: Maryse Hilsz, who had been missing, has been found 20 miles from Jask. Her aircraft is slightly damaged.
Het Vliegveld: 04.01.38: Maryse Hilsz had taken off at from Istres at 1420 hrs on 19.12.37 in an attempt to break the women's distance record of 3,939 km set by Amelia Earhart in 1932. Flying a Caudron C.620 Simoun c/n 7399.42 F-AQDY loaned to her by the Ministere de I'Air, she met adverse weather conditions and landed at Alexandria, a distance of only 2,600 km from the start. Deciding to continue in an attempt to break Japy's record time to Saigon, she flew on to Basra (20.12.37), Karachi, Allahabad, Calcutta (21.12.37), Akyab, Rangoon (22.12.37) and arrived in Saigon at 0645 on 23.12.37. The flight of 10,150 km had taken 92 hrs 31 min at an average speed of 134 km/h, breaking Japy's 1935 record by 6 hours.
Hilsz made two attempts to start the return journey almost immediately on 23.12.37, but finally left Saigon at 0154 on 31.12.37. After a stop at Akyab the Caudron's undercarriage was damaged at Allahabad but Hilsz continued to Karachi which she left for Basra at 1830 on 01.01.38. That night she flew into a violent thunderstorm and engine failure necessitated a forced landing in the desert 35 km / 20 miles from Jask, Iran. Found two days later by tribesmen, she was taken by camel to Kuhi-Mubarak then on to Jask and the searches commissioned by Air France, the British military authorities in Iraq and the Iranian Government, were stood down.
The Simoun was repaired on site by mechanic Puillet who then remained with Hilsz for the rest of the journey, leaving Jask on 26.01.38 for Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo, Benghazi and Tunis where propeller trouble on 29.01.38 resulted in a four day delay. They left on 02.02.38 routing via Rome, Marseille and Lyon, finally reaching Le Bourget at 1555 on 03.02.38.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Caudron C.500 / C.520 / C.620 / C.630 Simoun - ФранцияFrance - 1934

The AP-7 climbing away after take-off shows the faired wheels after retraction. The 1,050 hp Twin Wasp R-1830 14-cyl 2-row radial engine drove a 3-blade Hamilton counterweight-type constant speed propeller.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Seversky SEV-2PA / AT-12 - СШАUSA - 1937