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Date: | Sunday 13 May 1934 |
Time: | day |
Type: | 'Bartsch von Eigsfeld' Research Balloon |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Russian Border -
Russia
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Bitterfeld, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:High altitude balloon "Bartsch von Eigsfeld" missing 13 May 1934. Took off from Bitterfeld, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Found crashed near Russian border. Occupants died due to lack of oxygen. Body of Dr Schrenck found 15 May.
Sources:
1. El Orden 13 May 1934, p.1/18 May 1934, p.1
2. Jenaer Volksblatt 16 May 1934
3.
https://www.heritage-print.com/hans-bartsch-von-sigsfelds-altitude-research-18281498.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-May-2017 18:09 |
TB |
Added |
09-Mar-2020 16:45 |
TB |
Updated [Country, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
07-Sep-2022 20:11 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |