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| Date: | Wednesday 30 December 1953 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | G-AJHV |
| MSN: | 806 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hannover -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Flugplatz Hannover-Langenhagen |
| local | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed from 180 meters while towing a glider Kranich III from Akaflieg on photoflight. Crashed at the outskirts of Hannover and burst into flames. Glider with two occupants landed safely.
Sources:
Deister-und Weserzeitung 31 December 1953, p8
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 220/134: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576922
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 220/135: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576923
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJHV.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Dec-2012 13:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2013 19:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2017 18:51 | K8B | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Source, ] |
| 01-Mar-2018 08:57 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Dec-2019 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2019 23:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-Jul-2025 07:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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