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Dewoitine D.332, D.333, D.338

Dewoitine D.332

The Dewoitine D.332 was a 1930s French eight-passenger airliner built by Dewoitine.

Design and development

The D.332 was an all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane. The pilot and co-pilot were seated side by side in a cabin located forward of the wing leading edge. A radio operator station was located behind the pilots, and it had a passenger cabin for eight passengers. The landing gear had trouser-type fairings on the main gear legs.

Operations

The aircraft first flew on 11 July 1933 powered by three Hispano-Suiza 9V radial engines. The prototype was named Emeraude (French: "Emerald") and carried out demonstration flights around European capitals. Emeraude gained a world class record on 7 September 1933 when it flew a 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) course with a useful load of 2,000 kilograms (4,410 pounds) at an average speed of 159.56 km/h (99.1 mph).

Designed to meet an Air France requirement for use on the route to French Indochina, the aircraft set out for Saigon on 21 December 1933 on a proving flight. The aircraft arrived at Saigon on 28 December 1933. On the return flight when only 400 km (250 mi) from its destination, Le Bourget airport, Emeraude struck a hill near Corbigny in a violent snowstorm and was destroyed.

The accident

On January 15, 1934, while flying from Lyons, France, to Paris-Le Bourget Airport outside Paris – the final leg of a flight that began on 5 January in Saigon, French Indochina, with stops at Karachi, British India; Baghdad, Iraq; Marseilles, France; and Lyons – the prototype Emeraude, operating for Air France and registered as F-AMMY, crashed in a snowstorm at Corbigny, France, killing all ten people on board. The crash probably occurred due to icing.

Dewoitine D.333

Despite the accident of the D.332, Air France decided to order three of an improved version designated the D.333. This was a heavier and strengthened ten-seat version, the fully loaded weight being increased by 1,650 kg (3,640 lb). The three D.333s were used on the Toulouse-Dakar sector of the Air France South American route for several years. Two of these aircraft were transferred to the Argentine Air Force after WWII and used, along with two 338s. Argentina had a total of two of each kind.

Dewoitine D.338

The D.338 was a development of the D.333 with retractable undercarriage. First flown in 1936 it had a slightly increased wingspan, and the fuselage was lengthened by 3.18 m (10 ft 5¼ in). For short routes, the aircraft could carry 22 passengers, aircraft used in the Far East were fitted with 12 luxury seats, including six that could be converted into sleeping berths.

Operational service

The D.338 had a reputation for reliability and was used during World War II in the French overseas possessions. Nine aircraft that survived the war were operated on the Paris-Nice service for several months.

Operators

  • France
    • Air France
    • Lignes Aériennes Militaires (LAM), a Free French line, flew 338s between Beirut and Brazzaville, French Congo, during World War II.
    • French Air Force
  • Germany : Luft Hansa flew seven D.338s seized by the Germans during World War II.
  • Argentina : The Argentine Air Force operated two Dewoitine 338s after World War II: F-AQBT Ville de Chartres was given the military registration T 170 and F-AQBR Ville de Pau became T 171. Both planes flew until the late 1940s.

Accidents and incidents

Air France had the following Dewoitine accidents:

Date Type Registration Casualties Location Notes
15-JAN-1934 D.332 F-AMMY 10 Corbigny [France] On the final leg of a flight that began on 5 January in Saigon, the prototype crashed in a snowstorm at Corbigny, France. The crash probably occurred due to icing.
23-MAR-1938 D.338 F-AQBB 8 French Pyrénées [France] Struck the Pic des Cinq-Croix mountain at an altitude of 2,100 m.
The airplane operated on a route from Dakar to Toulouse.
02-MAY-1939 D.338 F-ARIC 9 near Argana [Morocco] Encountered icing during a flight from Dakar, Senegal, to Casablanca, French Morocco, and crashed near Argana, French Morocco.
20-JUN-1940 D.338 F-ARTD 1 near Ouistreham [France] Inadvertently shot down by French anti-aircraft fire.
07-JUL-1940 D.338 F-AQBA 4 Gulf of Tonkin [Vietnam] Shot down by a Japanese military fighter.
10-OCT-1940 D.338 F-AQBJ 3 Carnotville [Benin]
Departed: Niamey, Niger
Destination was Cotonou, Benin
??-???-1940 D.338 F-AQBH ? Indochina Reportedly lost in Indochina.
27-SEP-1942 D.342 F-ARIZ 25 Ameur-el-Aïn [Algeria] Crashed after takeoff.

All variants

  • D.332: Prototype aircraft with eight seats. One built.
  • D.333: Production aircraft with ten seats. Three built.
  • D.338: Improved version with retractable undercarriage.

Operators

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Dewoitine D.332, D.333, D.338

  • Role : Long-Haul Airliner.
  • First flight : 11 July 1933.
  • Primary user : Air France.
  • Number built :
    • D.332 : 1.
    • D.333 : 3.
    • D.338 : 30.

    Specifications (D.332)

  • Crew : four (two pilots, radio operator and a mechanic).
  • Capacity : eight passengers.
  • Length : 18.95 m (62 ft 2 in).
  • Height : 5,84 m (19 ft 10 in).
  • Wingspan : 29 m (95 ft 1¾ in).
  • Wing area : 80 m² (861.14 ft²).
  • Empty weight : 5,280 kg (11,640 lb).
  • Max. takeoff weight : 9,350 kg (20,613 lb).
  • Maximum speed : 300 km/h (186 mph).
  • Cruise speed : 250 km/h (155 mph).
  • Range : 2,000 km (1,243 mi).
  • Service ceiling : 6,300 m (20,670 ft).
  • Powerplant : Three Hispano-Suiza V9 (licence-built Wright Cyclone) radial piston.
  • Power : 429 kW (575 hp) each.

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