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Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe off Conjux: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943
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Registration:
--+-E
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Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lyon-Bron - Lyon-Bron
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Lyon-Bron Airport on a training exercise. Over Lake Bourget, the crew initiated a rapid descent and attempted a low pass over the lake when the airplane impacted the water surface and crashed. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued. The airplane sank by a depth of 112 metres off Conjux.