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Date: | Monday 15 August 2016 |
Time: | 20:00 LT |
Type: | Schempp-Hirth Ventus bT |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | S5-KKE |
MSN: | 43/233 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Celine Airport (LJCL), Levec -
Slovenia
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Six gliders were destroyed by a fire inside a hangar in Levec Airfield. Apparently an lightning strike during the massive storms that swept through Slovenia, caused the disaster.
Gliders involved are:
- Schempp-Hirth Arcus M (S5-KEX)
- Hoffmann H36 Dimona (S5-KKR)
- Schempp-Hirth Ventus bT (S5-KKE)
- Glaser-Dirks DG-800 (D-KKAY)
- 2x wooden gliders
Sources:
http://www.sloveniatimes.com/storms-wreak-havoc-in-eastern-slovenia http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Arcus.htm https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8328283 http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ventus.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Aug-2016 19:58 |
Alpine Flight |
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