Van Berkel W-B

W-B
On the slipway at de Kok
Role Long range reconnaissance sea plane
National origin Nederlands
Manufacturer Van Berkel's Patent Company Ltd, Rotterdam
Designer Von Baumhauer
Introduction 1920/1
Retired 1933
Primary user Dutch Naval Aviation Service (MLD)
Number built 7
Developed from Hansa-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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