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| Date: | Tuesday 6 November 1956 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Piper |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crusader Fortress near Ajlun Castle -
 Jordan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | El Tor |
| Ramat David Air Force Base (LLRD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Piper veered off course and crashed in the grounds of the crusader fortress, Ajlun Castle, in Jordan due to adverse weather conditions and strong winds at night. Asaf Simhoni and Benjamin Gordon of Israeli Defense Force were killed.
Sources:
https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/1.1114882
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaf_Simhoni
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2017 15:55 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-Nov-2017 19:15 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Damage, ] |
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