AERO C3-A - Jevícko, Czech Republic
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N 49° 37.608 E 016° 40.906
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One of the crashed sites, where during fatal night on May 26, 1949 crashed two AERO C3-A planes. All 14 crew members died and this date belongs to most tragic catastrophes in Czech Air-Forces history.
Waymark Code: WMA3FP
Location: Pardubický kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/10/2010
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During a stormy night on May 26,1949 crashed two military school flights of AERO C3-A planes, each with 7 crew members. One of them crashed in the woods near Jevícko and all of 7 crew members died. The whole catastrophes is covered with secret, which has not been cleares up to now. Military achives were for a long time "under lock" and after flooding of the archives in Prague in 2002 are still "inaccessible". The plane probably during its flight struck the front of big storm and due to strong turbulences crashed. There are speculations that flights were "sent to death" due to the fact that captains of both planes denied to enter Communist Party.
Date of Crash: 05/26/1949
Aircraft Model: AERO C3-A (Siebel Si 204)
Military or Civilian: Military
Tail Number: S-11
Cause of Crash:
Stormy weather
Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed
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