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| Date: | Monday 11 June 1962 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-EFEB |
| MSN: | 3748 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flugplatz Scharnhorst/Verden -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed after struck trees while low flying over the airfield. Pilot Manfred Hillert (36) from Verden seriously, passenger (24) slightly injured. Two seater, ex Luftfahrtverein Verden. Pilot sentenced to one month in prison due to 1,19/oo blood alcohol at the time of the crash.
Sources:
German Civil Aircraft Register
Weser-Kurier 13 June 1962, p15
Deister-und Weserzeitung 3 December 1962, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2015 09:11 | TB | Added |
| 30-Aug-2016 13:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Nov-2018 21:49 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2025 18:08 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2025 15:37 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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