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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 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fällanden, ZH -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSMD |
| LSMD |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2011 02:54 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 09-Oct-2011 04:29 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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