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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1959 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Dittmar HD.156A-1 Motor-Möwe |
| Owner/operator: | Aero-Club Mühlheim a.d.Ruhr |
| Registration: | D-EGYT |
| MSN: | AB.304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Essen-Mühlheim (ESS) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Essen-Mühlheim (ESS/EDLE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed when wing separated during descent after glider towing. Pilot (38).
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 14 April 1959, p2/29 April 1960, p13
German Civil Aircraft Register
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2014 17:31 | TB | Added |
| 24-Oct-2014 13:23 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2015 16:29 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 05-Jul-2025 17:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
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