ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172830
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| Date: | Sunday 26 December 1954 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | DFS Kranich III |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | F-CATZ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Romanin-les-Alpilles -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in a mountainous area.
The pilot, Bertrand Dauvin, had broken the world record for the longest flight in a two-seat glider on 6 April 1954 together with Henry Couston. He was now attempting to set the world record for longest solo flight.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 28 December 1954, p8
https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/rechercheconsultation/consultation/ir/pdfIR.action?irId=FRAN_IR_057354
Netherlands national archive: photo of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/977304a0-aedc-ba8f-7706-f9e928706133
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2015 15:28 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jan-2020 19:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source] |
| 29-May-2021 16:05 | Hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Jun-2022 19:16 | harro | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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