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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 1940 |
| Time: | 08:12 LT |
| Type: | E.K.W. C-35 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | C-171 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Zugersee, ZG -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Buochs |
| Buochs |
Touched the surface of lake Zugersee during a flight from Buochs and crashed into it. Both occupants died in the crash. The motor of the airplane was retrieved from the lake on Friday 20 March 2020.
Sources:
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/000-SAF-Basis-e.htm
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18865/
https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/suisse/zoug-moteur-d-avion-de-1940-recupere-dans-le-lac-921984
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2011 14:03 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 14-Aug-2016 19:27 | TB | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2020 08:26 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2020 11:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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