Savoia S.9 crash, Sep 7, 1920 (2 killed), Toedi Glarus
Savoia S.9 accident on September 7, 1920 near Toedi Glarus, Switzerland with 2 fatalities. Cause: The Swiss investigation attributed the crash to the...
- Date: September 7, 1920
- Aircraft: Savoia S.9
- Location: Toedi Glarus, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Swiss investigation attributed the crash to the loss of a propeller blade.
The second Finnish Savoia S.9 on the same ferry flight came down on the Gliems Glacier in the Glarus Alps. Major Vaino Mikkola and Lieutenant Aly Rae Durchman were both killed. The wreckage was found about five weeks after takeoff.