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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1956 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: | glider |
| Owner/operator: | Aero-Club Dortmund e.V. |
| Registration: | D-.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brackel/Dortmund -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fluggelände Dortmund-Brackel |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed from 200 meters height shortly after take-off when wing detached after caught by gust. Instructor (38) and student (34).
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 9 April 1956, p2
Weser-Kurier 9 April 1956, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2015 19:05 | TB | Added |
| 19-Jun-2025 13:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 06-Aug-2025 16:23 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
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