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| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1971 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Sportavia-Pützer RF-5 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-KOHM |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bocholt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Alfred Dessauer (42) and Helmuth Bomms (35). Crashed at Mussum/Biemenhorst area after a collision at about 300 meters with a Belgian T-33, separating a wing. The T-33, departed Bierset/Lüttich, lost the canopy and landed at Weeze-Laarbruch. Both pilots reported slightly injured.
Sources:
Borkener Zeitung 21 January 1971, p1+3
BFU 810.6-2/71
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2016 20:11 | TB | Added |
| 06-Dec-2018 17:39 | TB | Updated [Source, Plane category, ] |
| 16-Jun-2024 16:58 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2024 17:02 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2025 11:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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