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| Date: | Tuesday 21 July 1908 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Air Balloon "Russia" |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial All-Russian Aero Club (Odessa Aero Club) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kinburn Peninsula, Black Sea -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | Odessa |
| Kherson |
During a flight commanded by Alexey Van der Shkruf from Odessa to Kherson, the balloon fell into a strong air current, which carried it out to sea. The balloon ditched in the Black Sea but was retrieved by the ship "Eastern Star".
Sources:
https://viknaodessa.od.ua/old-photo/?ob-aerostate-rossiya-parokhode-vostochnaya-zvezda
https://odessitclub.org/old/index.php/chitalnyi-zal/2069-vozdushnyj-shar-rossiya-odesskij-aeroklub-i-artur-antonovich-anatra
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2025 12:51 | V.E | Added |
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