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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235638
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 October 1931
Time:
Type:glider
Owner/operator:Akademische Fliegergruppe der Universität Würzburg
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Kassel -   Germany
Phase:
Nature:Private
Departure airport:gliderfield "auf dem Dörnberg"
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed from 40 meters when wing broke after caught by a gust. Student Wilhelm Volkert (21) from Hildburghausen seriously injured.

Sources:

Jenaer Volksblatt 15 October 1931

Revision history:

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