Van Berkel W-B

W-B
On the slipway at de Kok
General information
TypeLong range reconnaissance sea plane
National originNederlands
ManufacturerVan Berkel's Patent Company Ltd, Rotterdam
Designer
Von Baumhauer
Primary userDutch Naval Aviation Service (MLD)
Number built7
History
Introduction date1920/1
Retired1933
Developed fromHansa-Brandenburg W.29

The Van Berkel W-B was a single engine Dutch long range reconnaissance seaplane built in the early 1920s for work in the Dutch East Indies. Six were operated by the Dutch Naval Aviation Service (MLD) with disappointing results, though the last two were not decommissioned until 1933.

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