File:Dornier Wal of the MLD (50383324916).jpg

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On the bitter cold morning of 3 april 1929 tree Dornier Wals of the MLD set course to there new NAS, Moro-Krembangan in the Dutch East Indies. This promotional/delivery journey consist of the D21, D22 and the D23 Wals from the MLD. After one of the long flight legs the Wals arrived on 29 April on the river Tigris on Royal Airforce Station Hinaidi close to Bagdad in Iraq. There one of the engines needs a changeover of a few cylinders performed by the crew. On the 2nd of may a testflight had to be performed. When everything looks ok the flyingboat set in for the landing. A collission with a telephone cable follows during aproach. The flyingboat landed save on the river but slamed on the floating bridge. Flying officier Piet Everts died instandley on impact. Seconds after he had ordered the rest of the crew to jump from the flyingboat! The next day Piet Evers was burried with full British militairy honours.

After this tragedy the MLD ferried its Wals too the Dutch Indies by boat.
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