ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205995
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 December 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | glider |
| Owner/operator: | Carl Erik Oevgaard |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 mi S of Bishop, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Swedish glider pilot crashed during altitude record flight (16,755 meters) due to failure of his oxygen equipment.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 27 December 1951
Der Flieger Heft 01/1952, p1
The Indian Express 28 December 1951, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2018 16:07 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jun-2018 06:52 | hagius@izl-info.de | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2019 20:37 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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