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| Date: | Friday 21 March 1947 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 |
| Type: | BA Swallow 2 |
| Owner/operator: | P. Schaerer, Grenchen |
| Registration: | HB-AKI |
| MSN: | 502 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Silvretta mountain-refuge,Silvretta-Glacier/Klosters/GR -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Samaden/LSZS |
| Samaden/LSZS |
It was planned to supply the mountain refuge with groceries by dropping it from the air. While flying low a wing touched the snow and the plane hit the ground.
Sources:
https://ems-schiers.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/emsschiers-ueberuns-presse-buendnerzeitung-kulturpreis-martin-zimmermann-220319.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 November 1945 | HB-AKI | P. Scharer | 0 | Grenchen, district of Lebern, Canton of Solothurn | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2025 14:58 | sparrow9 | Added |
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