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| Date: | Thursday 22 November 1945 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: | Cessna UC-78 Bobcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-31803 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2,5 mi NW of Schloßau/Mudau -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hanau (Y-91) |
| Göppingen (R-44) |
Crashed in a wood in fog. FLT/O Robert Edgar Gelpke (20).
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.plane-crashes-heidelberg.de/2025/01/06/nr-1-pilot-f-o-robert-e-gelpke-absturz-22-november-1945-bei-schlossau-gem-mudau-neckar-odenwld-kreis/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2012 05:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, ] |
| 23-Feb-2021 08:43 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, ] |
| 10-Aug-2025 18:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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