ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347123
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | unknown |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 16 mi N of Waikerie, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waikerie Aerodrome |
| Waikerie Aerodrome | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Glider departed Waikerie for private flight. Weather on the day was fine with strong winds. A search was started when the glider failed to return, the remains of the glider and the body of the 35 year old pilot, Kenneth Riebe, were found by a farmer two days later. The glider had crashed in dense scrub, and there was speculation that the glider had been caught by a whirlwind, causing it to crash.
Sources:
News (Adelaide), 30 October 1944
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2023 04:43 | Ron Averes | Added |
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