| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-EHCR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Arado Ar-79 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Arado Ar-79 |
| Aircraft Version: | Arado Ar-79 |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Amsterdam - SchipholMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHAM IATA: AMS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 20 April 1938 to 17 December 1938 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 137770 |
| Photo Comment |
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The second prototype of the Ar 79, a small, fast touring aircraft, at Schiphol. Fitted with extra fuel tanks, this aircraft made a non-stop flight of 6,303 km (3,917 miles) from Libya to India in the last days of 1938. Returning from Australia it crashed due to a birdstrike over Madras on 10 February 1939. Photo from: Amsterdam City Archives This photo was added on 20 April 2019, and has since been viewed 1688 times. |