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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111C |
| Owner/operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ALIX |
| MSN: | 715 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bathurst -
 Gambia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Las Palmas |
| Bathurst | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Rostock" crashed in dense fog. Mail mostly recovered. Pilot Viereck, radio Pickner, mechanic Rebentrost and first officer of "Ostmark" Hans Herrmann.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 13 March 1937
http://www.stampdomain.com/aero/Gambia1937.htm
http://crashmail.dk/air-crashes/1937-03-12/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Aug-2014 14:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2014 14:54 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2017 21:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2020 16:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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