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Date: | Saturday 23 October 1943 |
Time: | 10:02 LT |
Type: | Bücker Bü-133C Jungmeister |
Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
Registration: | U-97 |
MSN: | 44 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Saanen - LSGK -
Switzerland
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | LSGK |
Destination airport: | LSGK |
Narrative:The pilot lost control of the biplane during an aerobatic-flight from Saanen - LSGK. He decided to jump out of the aircraft at an altitude of about 80m AGL. The parachute did not open timely and he crashed to the ground and was killed. U-97 also crashed to the ground and was destroyed.
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