Accident Gas Balloon “Delitzsch” unregistered,
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Date:Sunday 17 April 1910
Time:01:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic BALL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gas Balloon “Delitzsch”
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: unregistered
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Reichensachsen, Wehretal, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Hesse -   Germany
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:
On 17 April 1910, Gas Balloon “Delitzsch” exploded in mid air after a lightning strike and crashed from 600 metres altitude, killing the four occupants, Karl Luft, Leuchsering, Graupner and Höcker. Balloon crashed at Reichensachsen, Wehretal, Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeastern Hesse, Germany

Sources:

1. Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad 20-04-1910
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehretal

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Mar-2020 15:48 Cobar Added
20-Mar-2020 13:38 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Nature]
06-Sep-2022 15:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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