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Fliegerstein Memorial

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Fliegerstein Memorial

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Fliegerstein Memorial

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Location: Lawalde, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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July 22, 2020

Hiking

The memorial stone commemorates the plane crash of May 21, 1944. The "Ar 96 B" school machine was on a training flight from Görlitz to Litten. It was Sunday noon when the machine crashed here on the mountain with a loud bang and tore a snow 80 meters long and 10 meters wide into the forest. The 43-year-old flight instructor, he was a sergeant, and the 18-year-old flight student (H.K.) Helmut Kirchner died. Technical failure of the elevator was identified as the cause of the crash.

Text Joachim Wehner © (copied from geocaching)

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Bernhard Sander

May 30, 2021

Hiking

For the story, see the text by Jorunn. The cross and the inscription can hardly be seen. The stone is a good opportunity to pause on the way to the Hochstein.

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Oli - Gravel&Mtb

June 12, 2021

Mountain biking

The memorial stone commemorates the plane crash on May 21, 1944. The type “Ar 96 B” school machine was on a training flight from Görlitz to Litten. It was Sunday noon when the machine crashed here on the mountain with a loud bang and tore a snow 80 meters long and 10 meters wide into the forest. The 43-year-old flight instructor, he was a sergeant, and the 18-year-old flight student (H. K.) Helmut Kirchner were killed. Technical failure of the elevator was determined to be the cause of the crash.

Source: Joachim Wehner ©

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Location: Lawalde, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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