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| Date: | Tuesday 17 May 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | VEF I-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Latvian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Helsinki Aviation Festival, Helsinki -
 Finland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Helsinki |
| Helsinki |
In May 1938, four Air Guard pilots flew to the Helsinki Aviation Festival in two I-12s. The demonstration flights ended on May 17 with a plane crash that killed Latvian pilot Kārlis Lešinskis and Finnish pilot Mari Kuopamjaki.
Sources:
https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/VEF_I-12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2024 05:53 | edijs1504 | Added |
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