Kurings crash in a Giant a/c...!

Soderbaum · 11 September 2005, 07:15 AM

Hi

Karl Kuring was one of the first Marine pilots who was flying Giant aircraft...

He is said to have crashed one new Marine Giant a/c at Staaken during 1916, probably in the autumn...during this crash he was badly wounded..

I wonder if anyone knew the nearer circumstances around this crash, like possible date and type of a/c....!?

Gunnar

Rick · 11 September 2005, 10:50 AM

Kuring was severely injured in the crash of the (re-built) VGO I on 10Mar17 at Staaken-Spandau airfield. For details of this crash see "The German Giants" by Haddow and Grosz. R.

11 September 2005, 04:46 PM

i know l later on January 23, 1928 Kuring crashed an experimental aircraft into the harbor of Göteborg, severely damageing the aircraft and Kuring suffered severe injuries.

Soderbaum · 13 September 2005, 09:20 AM

Thanks both for the added information...!

The book "The German Giants" is unfortunate one of the books which is missing in my limited library...
I might by able to found more information about Kurings crash in 1928 through my Swedish friends...

Gunnar