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| Date: | Friday 8 October 1926 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avia BH-11C |
| Owner/operator: | Avia |
| Registration: | L-BONI |
| MSN: | 17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Monte Celio -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Monte Celio |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot Zdenek Lhota and mechanic Rudolf Volejnik killed - During tests for Coppa d'Italia competion for light planes. The pilot was to test a dive flight from a height of 1000 meters to a height of 50 meters,when the canvas cover of the wing tore off and the wing was destroyed.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 9 October 1926
L'Ala d'Italia magazine - November 1926
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2020 14:39 | TB | Added |
| 05-Nov-2020 18:49 | Nieuport | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2021 10:33 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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