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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 1979 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 19 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-7968 |
| MSN: | 19173 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Paderborn-Haxterberg (EDLR) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two gliders (Schleicher ASW 19 D-7968 and a Standard Cirrus D-0581) collided at 600 meters altitude and crashed during a championship.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 2 July 1979
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2018 19:34 | TB | Added |
| 21-Feb-2018 13:24 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 17:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 11-Jul-2024 17:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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