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| Date: | Saturday 18 October 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Maxim Galitzenstein |
| Registration: | D-1725 |
| MSN: | 1148 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Staaken Airfield -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 1148: DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I engine#653]. Delivered to Miss C-M Schultes, Germany with C of A 2126 issued 24.7.29; (supplied via Alfred Friedrich). Re-registered D-1725 7.29 to Miss Christmarie Schultes, Bad Heilbrunn. Re-registered 12.29 to Maxim Galitzstein, Berlin. (2) Moth D-1725 "Bad Tölz" nosed over and damaged in a crash-landing in the Fichtelgebirge 8.30. Pilot Christmarie Schultes (25) remained unhurt.
(1) Broke up after being overstressed in aerobatics. Pilot Paul Ebener killed.
Sources:
(1) De Avondpost 18-10-1930: https://krantvanuwgeboortedag.nl/echte-historische-kranten/de-avondpost/1159409/18-10-1930
(2) https://www.br.de/br-fernsehen/sendungen/schwaben-und-altbayern/schwaben-und-altbayern-flugpionierin-13-juni-2021-100.html (video 4:05)
https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2021 13:20 | Cobar | Added |
| 05-Jul-2022 01:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 19-Dec-2023 09:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Dec-2023 09:26 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Dec-2023 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 15-Apr-2025 18:51 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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