Fliegerstein - Saarbrücken, Germany
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kukus
N 49° 15.066 E 007° 04.651
32U E 360097 N 5457148
A memorial stone, commemorating the plane crash with two casualties during WW I.
Waymark Code: WMV8AC
Location: Saarland, Germany
Date Posted: 03/13/2017
Views: 5
In 1916 a military plane crashed here during WW I.
At the crash site, a memorial stone was placed by their flight comrades. Memorial plate contains the names and birthdates of captain and observer of the plane.
Unfortunately, no information about the plane or the reasons of the crash are available.
Text on the plate:
Zum ehernen Gedenken
der am 4.Feb.1916 hier tödlich abgestürzten Fliegerkameraden
Flugzeugführer Gefr. Schreiber *8.3.1892
Beobachter Oberltn. Szpotanski *25.9.1889
Ihre Kameraden von Aero Club Saar
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In honorable memoriam
to our flight comrades, deadly crashed here on 4th February 1916
Aircraft captain Private Schreiber *8.3.1892
Observer Lieutenant Szpotanski *25.3.1889
Their comrades of the Aero Club Saar
Date of Crash: 02/04/1916
Aircraft Model: unknown
Military or Civilian: Military
Cause of Crash:
unknown
Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed
Tail Number: Not listed
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