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Date: | Sunday 1 April 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | unknown |
Owner/operator: | Berwick Glider Club |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Berwick, VIC -
Australia
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Berwick |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two seat glider crashed into trees. Instructor John Wallis slightly injured, student Esme Hilditch was seriously injured, and died from her injuries on 25 June 1951.
Sources:
Sydney Morning Herald, 2 April 1951, 26 June 1951
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