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| Date: | Monday 20 August 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Flugsportvereinigung Kassel eV |
| Registration: | D-EBYN |
| MSN: | 03574 |
| Engine model: | de Havilland Gipsy Major |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Erzhausen, near Egelsbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stalled, crashed and destroyed by fire whilst taking-off on a glider-towing, towing an Allgaier Geier glider D-138. Pilot H Baumann killed. The glider landed safely.
Sources:
4. http://www.hdekker.info/registermap/TWEEDE.htm
5. http://www.hdekker.info/registermap/MU.htm
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2019 17:07 | TB | Added |
| 23-Mar-2020 21:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2021 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 21-Sep-2021 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2021 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 08-Oct-2021 21:08 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 24-May-2025 08:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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