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| Date: | Friday 22 June 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Luftsport-Club Euskirchen e.V. |
| Registration: | D-EGAL |
| MSN: | 83036 |
| Engine model: | de Havilland Gipsy Major |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wiblingwerde, near Altena -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bonn-Hangelar (EDKB) |
| Braunschweig (EDVE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into powerlines in fog and fell to the ground. Pilot Hans Caro (unhurt) and co-pilot Theo Floßdorf (fracture of clavicila).
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 23 June 1956, p16
Passauer Neue Presse 25 June 1956, p5
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2015 19:22 | TB | Added |
| 15-Dec-2015 19:25 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Dec-2017 18:30 | airplanefan108 | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Sep-2021 22:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 01-Nov-2021 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2021 17:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2024 05:37 | FlyHyGuy | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 21-Apr-2025 07:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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