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| Date: | Saturday 30 April 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Dornier Do-27B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | CA+926 |
| MSN: | 220 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flugplatz Geilenkirchen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NATO-Flugplatz Geilenkirchen (Teveren) |
Crashed during glider tow, when the glider came over the plane and caused the loss of control. Pilot injured. Glider landed safely.
Sources:
F-40 Dornier Do 27A/B / Siegfried Wache
Borkener Zeitung 2 May 1960, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2010 02:19 | TB | Added |
| 12-Apr-2011 14:22 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2024 08:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Apr-2025 08:14 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 30-Jul-2025 06:47 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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