Heinkel HD.24 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot departed Västerås on a local solo training flight. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 2 km southwest of the airfield. The pilot was injured.

Crash of a Heinkel HD.24 on the Perito Moreno Glacier: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1931

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Heinkel HD.24

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D-1313

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Flight

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Private

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Mountains

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271

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1928

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Named 'Tsingtau', the aircraft was carrying two crew members among them the famous German aviator Günther Plüschow. They were performing their second attempt to fly to the south Patagonia, between Chile and Argentina. While cruising over the region of the Perito Moreno Glacier, some 78 km from El Calafate, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both occupants.
Crew:
Gunther Plüschow, pilot,
Ernst Dreblow, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel HD.24 near Österjön

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1929

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Heinkel HD.24

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207

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Österjön. Both pilots were rescued.

Crash of a Heinkel HD.24 off Bremerhaven

Date & Time: May 24, 1929

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel HD.24

Operator:

Registration:

D-1165

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bremen - Bremen

MSN:

263

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1927

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The crew departed Bremen on a training mission. En route, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in the Weser delta, off Bremerhaven. Both pilots were rescued by the crew of the 'SS Lützow' while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a Heinkel HD.24 in Hägernäs: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1929

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel HD.24

Operator:

Registration:

203

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Hägernäs - Hägernäs

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1926

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The crew was completing a local training flight in the area of Hägernäs. While making a sharp turn at low altitude, the crew lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed on the ground. Both pilots Immanuel Johansson and Harald Westberg were killed.