| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | W-5 |
| Military Code: | M-MWAE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dornier Do J Wal |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dornier Do J Wal |
| Aircraft Version: | Dornier Do J Wal |
| Licence-built by: | SAICM |
| C/n (msn): | 5 |
| Operator Titles: | Spain - Navy |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1 November 1923 to 20 September 1929 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 569644 |
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The Spanish government ordered the first six Dornier Wal flying boats, built at Marina di Pisa in Italy, off the drawing board. In 1926 three of these made a return flight to Equatorial Guinea, including W-5 which was at that time named Cataluña. W-5 was written off after a landing accident at Melilla in 1929. A man seems to be riding in the engine bay forward of the radiator here. IWM could not identify this aircraft and the only link with Britain seem to be the Rolls-Roye Eagle engines. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 6 May 2023, and has since been viewed 1202 times. |