Mid-air collision Accident E.K.W. C-35 C-102,
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Date:Tuesday 26 August 1941
Time:10:40 LT
Type:E.K.W. C-35
Owner/operator:Swiss Air Force
Registration: C-102
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fällanden, ZH -   Switzerland
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LSMD
Destination airport:LSMD
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with another EKW C-35 (C-165). C-102 was uncontrolable. Co-pilot Max Schlageter bailed out and landed with the parachute. The pilot Lt. Erich Dietler remained in the aircraft and crashed. He was killed and the aircraft burned out. C-165 was able to fly back to Dübendorf - LSMD.

Sources:

http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/Basis-d.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Mar-2011 02:54 Alpine Flight Added
09-Oct-2011 04:29 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type]

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