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Date: | Monday 18 February 1935 |
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Type: | homebuilt |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Saltpan Aerodrome, Cairns, QLD -
Australia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
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Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The homebuilt glider failed to come out of a dive and buried itself two feet in the ground. The 22 year old pilot was killed.
Sources:
Wairarapa Age, 19 February 1935
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Oct-2023 07:43 |
Ron Averes |
Added |