Dewoitine D.338

D.338
Role	Airliner
Manufacturer	Dewoitine
First flight	1936
Primary user	Air France
Number built	D.338 30 D.342 1 D.620 1
Developed from	D.333

The Dewoitine D.338 was a 1930s French 22-passenger airliner built by Dewoitine.

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.

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.

On 2 May 1939, an Air France D.338 (registration F-ARIC) encountered sudden icing conditions during a flight from Dakar, Senegal, to Casablanca, French Morocco, and crashed near Argana, French Morocco, killing all nine people on board.

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)

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