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| Date: | Monday 23 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | airplane |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-E... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Spardorf, Landkreis Erlangen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Flugplatz Erlangen |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Towplane crashed from 150 meters height during glider towing. Pilot Joachim Valentin from Berlin. Glider from FSV Erlangen landed safely. D-ECUW ?
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 25 April 1962, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2014 19:32 | TB | Added |
| 26-Apr-2019 17:57 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2025 16:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2025 16:08 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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