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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Percival P.10 Vega Gull |
| Owner/operator: | Christian Moench |
| Registration: | F-APOL |
| MSN: | K.50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 40 km from Bandar Abbas -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saigon |
| Karachi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Went missing on record flight Saigon-Paris. Wreckage located in Persian Gulf, near "Laffy" island. Pilot Christian Moench (33) drowned.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 23 January 1938, p12
https://www.aerosteles.net/steleen-aeropmnl-moench
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-17.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2023 15:53 | TB | Added |
| 11-Jun-2023 16:01 | TB | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2023 16:33 | harro | Updated |
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