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| Date: | Sunday 25 January 1948 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Miles M3A Falcon Major |
| Owner/operator: | Private owner |
| Registration: | HB-USU |
| MSN: | 131 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Montana/Valais -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sion/LSGS |
| Sion/LSGS |
After other sight-seeing flights in the afternoon the pilot departed again at 17:30 with two young women and a man.
The plane was seen crashing into the forest, it was destroyed, the pilot suffered a head injury, the passengers were only slightly injured. The weather was good.
Sources:
Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne Jan 26th 1948, p 10
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2025 16:40 | sparrow9 | Added |
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