Dewoitine D.33

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The Dewoitine D.33 (nicknamed Trait d'union, dt: hyphen) was produced in 1929 in two copies of the French aircraft manufacturer Dewoitine single-engine long-range test aircraft that was designed and built for the purpose of long-distance record flights. The registration IDs of the two machines were F- and F- AKDV ALFC.

On the basis of the following types D.33 D -333, D- 338 and D -342 have been developed Dewoitine.

History

The D.33 was a dreisitziger, constructed of all-metal low-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear design. To drive a Hispano -Suiza - 12NB - line engine made ​​650 HP. The first flight took place on 21 November 1930. From this basic model on which the types D.333, D.338 and D.342 -based, only two were built.

The " trait d'Union " (F- AKDV )

The first D.33 presented from 7 to 10 June 1931, the pilot Marcel Doret and Joseph Le Brix and the mechanic René Mesmin a long-distance record for round courses, as they non-stop flight in 70 hours 10.52 thousand kilometers lay back. In March they had set up seven world records. After trying the three with the " trait d'Union " the first non-stop flight from Paris to Tokyo. They launched on July 12, 1931 in Le Bourget, and came to the vicinity of Lake Baikal in Siberia. There you engine froze. Le Brix and Mesmin jumped off with their parachutes, and Doret put the machine in a forest in the treetops. The " trait d'Union " was a total loss, but the three airmen were left intact.

The " trait d'Union II" (F- ALFC )

Then, a second D.33 was built, the " trait d'Union II". On September 11, 1931 started the same crew with the " trait d'Union II" to try again. On the morning of September 12, when flying over Ural near Ufa, turn engine failed her, and she had to give up the machine. This time Doret jumped first. It is believed that Mesmin had trouble with his parachute and Le Brix his friend did not want to leave you alone. The two came in the crash and the subsequent firing of the aircraft lost their lives.

Today there are thus no longer D.33, as both crashed and total losses were.

Specifications

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