| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Wagner DOWA 81 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Wagner DOWA 81 |
| Aircraft Version: | Wagner DOWA 81 |
| C/n (msn): | None issued |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Munich / Deutsches Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Collection: | Deutsches Museum - Flugwerft Schleissheim |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 2017 |
| Photo by: | Derek Gaynor |
| Photo ID: | 236332 |
| Photo Comment |
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Homemade airplane DOWA 81. With this aircraft in 1981,a family of five from the former East Germany proposed to escape. The plane did not fly because the family was arrested the day before the scheduled takeoff. She was sentenced to considerable prison terms for "preparing to cross the border illegally in severe cases". The family was deported to the Federal Republic after one year in prison. Due to the necessary confidentiality, only generally available materials were used for the construction. The aircraft engines came from the GDR This photo is copyright © Derek Gaynor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 April 2020, and has since been viewed 321 times. |