Crashed 21 September 1991 near Bayan, Lombok, Indonesia.

Crashed 21 September 1991 near Bayan, Lombok, Indonesia.

Note the small "Hungarian Air Service" titles below the windows. This aircraft left Berlin in June 1991 on a flight to Sydney to commemorate 100 years of manned flight, since Otto Lilienthal introduced the concept of wings for manned flight in 1891 (generally considered as the beginning of human flight). The aircraft crashed near Bayan, Lombok, Indonesia on 21 Sep1991 after the engine failed whilst flying through a narrow valley.

With small titles below the windows. While on a goodwill tour through Asia this An-2 crashed on 21 September 1991 during an emergency landing on the Indonesian island of Lombok, after its engine failed. All seven members of its crew survived the crash, though four suffered serious burns. It caught fire and exploded after crash-landing in a narrow valley near Bayan, Lombok. It had been travelling from Berlin to Sydney to mark the 100 years since Otto Lilienthal from Germany introduced the concept of wings for manned flight in 1891, which is generally considered as the beginning of human flight.

This aircraft left Berlin in June 1991 on a flight to Sydney to commemorate 100 years of manned flight, since Otto Lilienthal introduced the concept of wings for manned flight in 1891 (generally considered as the beginning of human flight). The aircraft crashed near Bayan, Lombok, Indonesia on 21 Sep 1991 after the engine failed whilst flying through a narrow valley.