attack a Dornier Do 18 flying boat over the North Sea. Post 31 October Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V2, first armed prototype, first flown 31 October, suffers crankshaft failure of BMW-139 engine after only 50 hours of test flying, crashes at Rechlin, Germany. Circa 30 November On second test flight of first Bell YFM-1 Airacuda, 38-486, disaster narrowly avoided when supercharger turbine buckets on starboard engine disintegrate, throwing shrapnel through fuselage, resulting in considerable damage. Pilot shuts down engine and lands safely at Bell plant, Buffalo, New York, using only port powerplant. 10 December Second production Sud-Est LeO H-470, E11-2'', c/n 2, flying boat written off when pilot alighted in error in shallow water on Lake Urbino, Corsica, airframe too badly damaged to permit repairs. See also List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft References External links Aviation Week PlaneCrashInfo.com Aircraft Crash Record Office Air Safety Network Dutch Scramble Website Brush and Dustpan Database 1935