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Fire, flood or disaster · 11.07.1935

Two airmen lost over the Jägala range

On 11 July 1935 a plane of the Estonian military flying school was firing at targets over the Valkla artillery range. The pilot was Ernst Muru and the observer Aleksander Arro. In a low turn the plane lost speed, went into a spin and hit the ground propeller first from 200 metres. It crashed on the hayfield of Tuisu farm, between the Jägala paper mill and the Jägala range. Haymakers pulled the two dead men from the wreck within minutes. A field stone was placed in the hole the engine had made. The airmen were buried in the Defence Forces Cemetery, with a propeller over their shared grave instead of a cross. The memorial stone stands in Jõesuu village.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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11. juulil 1935 tulistas Kaitseväe Lennukooli lennuk Valkla suurtükiväe õppeväljal sihtmärke. Lennukit juhtis Ernst Muru ja lendur-vaatleja oli Aleksander Arro. Madalal pöördel kaotas lennuk kiiruse, langes pöörisesse ja kukkus 200 meetri kõrguselt propeller ees vastu maad. See purunes Jägala puupapivabriku ja Jägala polügooni vahel Tuisu talu heinamaal. Heinalised tõid lendurite surnukehad rusude alt välja mõne minutiga. Mootori tekitatud auku asetati mälestuseks põllukivi. Lendurid maeti Kaitseväe kalmistule ja nende ühisele hauale pandi risti asemel lennuki propeller. Mälestuskivi asub Jõesuu külas.

Map of the area around Two airmen lost over the Jägala range
59.47550° N, 25.17199° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Valkla õppevälja lennuõnnetus. ↗

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