ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153538
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| Date: | Sunday 6 August 1933 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Carl Nauer |
| Registration: | CH-326 |
| MSN: | 2211 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | mouth of Congo River near Muanda ? -
 Congo
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moçâmedes, Angola |
| Croydon | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared on attempted record breaking flight Cape Town to London. A body was sighted but not recovered , supposedly the pilot Carl Nauer, in the Congo River about three weeks later.
On 05-11-1933 it was reported that the wreck of Nauer’s airplane was found near Benguella Angola.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 30 August 1933
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CH-.html
De Telegraaf
06-11-1933
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110571761:mpeg21:a0080
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Feb-2020 19:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2020 11:55 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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