Six gliders stolen - Aalborg Svæveflyveklub - gliding club in Denmark

Reposting for a friend:

"Aviator - Aalborg Svæveflyveklub", a gliding club in Denmark, just lost all of 6 airplanes, that were allegedly taken out of their trailers and loaded onto a truck. Local police is currently investigating. The theft happened between monday Oct 30th, and thursday Nov 2nd.

The stolen airplanes we
Duo Discus T (OY-RAX)
LS6 18w (OY-XRG)
LS4 (OY-XRF)
LS4 (OY-XPX)
DG 400 (OY-XPD)
Pegase (OY-RGX)

Please share this information with everyone you know in the gliding community.

https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/svaevef...d-2be63a73eb54

On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 8:01:03 PM UTC+3, son_of_flubber wrote:
Reposting for a friend:

"Aviator - Aalborg Svæveflyveklub", a gliding club in Denmark, just lost all of 6 airplanes, that were allegedly taken out of their trailers and loaded onto a truck. Local police is currently investigating. The theft happened between monday Oct 30th, and thursday Nov 2nd.

The stolen airplanes we
Duo Discus T (OY-RAX)
LS6 18w (OY-XRG)
LS4 (OY-XRF)
LS4 (OY-XPX)
DG 400 (OY-XPD)
Pegase (OY-RGX)

Please share this information with everyone you know in the gliding community.

https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/svaevef...d-2be63a73eb54

What an insanely stupid thing to do!

They can't use them without attracting attention. They won't be easy to sell either.

One assumes they were well insured.

At 17:13 02 November 2017, Bruce Hoult wrote:
On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 8:01:03 PM UTC+3, son_of_flubber wrote:
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Duo Discus T (OY-RAX)
LS6 18w (OY-XRG)
LS4 (OY-XRF)
LS4 (OY-XPX)
DG 400 (OY-XPD)
Pegase (OY-RGX)
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What an insanely stupid thing to do!

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l either.

It has happened before...
http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/gli...club-1-1027846

What an insanely stupid thing to do!

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to
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l either.

One assumes they were well insured.


I am thinking that they will sell the engine from the turbo, and maybe
chop off the cockpits for use on simulators or on some sort of motor
vehicles (like a motorized trike), etc. The wings and tail feathers might

show up for sale being sold as parts.

There was another recent theft as well. Was it in England? As I recall,
the engines were all removed.

RO

I believe it has happened in the U.S. The details are very hazy but I believe my father sold a Libelle 201 to someone in the New England area, from whom it was subsequently stolen in the trailer. About 40 years ago? Anyone recall the details or outcome?

Chip Bearden

On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 3:17:02 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I believe it has happened in the U.S. The details are very hazy but I
believe my father sold a Libelle 201 to someone in the New England area,
from whom it was subsequently stolen in the trailer. About 40 years ago?
Anyone recall the details or outcome?

Chip Bearden

My neighbor Steve Pavola, glider was never recovered...

There was a Libelle 201 stolen from Tanner-Hiller airport in Massachusetts in mid winter about 30 years ago. It was uninsured and never recovered.

There was also an EB-28 that had it's engine compartment sawed off and stolen in the UK a few years back.

ROY

On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 10:01:03 AM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
Reposting for a friend:

"Aviator - Aalborg Svæveflyveklub", a gliding club in Denmark, just lost all of 6 airplanes, that were allegedly taken out of their trailers and loaded onto a truck. Local police is currently investigating. The theft happened between monday Oct 30th, and thursday Nov 2nd.

The stolen airplanes we
Duo Discus T (OY-RAX)
LS6 18w (OY-XRG)
LS4 (OY-XRF)
LS4 (OY-XPX)
DG 400 (OY-XPD)
Pegase (OY-RGX)

Please share this information with everyone you know in the gliding community.

https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/svaevef...d-2be63a73eb54

Can you post the aircraft serial numbers?

On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 1:01:03 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
Reposting for a friend:

"Aviator - Aalborg Svæveflyveklub", a gliding club in Denmark, just lost all of 6 airplanes, that were allegedly taken out of their trailers and loaded onto a truck. Local police is currently investigating. The theft happened between monday Oct 30th, and thursday Nov 2nd.

The stolen airplanes we
Duo Discus T (OY-RAX)
LS6 18w (OY-XRG)
LS4 (OY-XRF)
LS4 (OY-XPX)
DG 400 (OY-XPD)
Pegase (OY-RGX)

Please share this information with everyone you know in the gliding community.

https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/svaevef...d-2be63a73eb54

Sadly enough, soaring clubs in Europe are hit with break-ins, vandalism and theft often enough that the there is a 'Theft-List' on the German server Segelflug.de. It lists items stolen after breaking into hangars and working undetected sometimes for days. Not only are instruments taken but entire engines were removed from planes and hauled away.
My old club installed motion lights and cameras after their club house was ransacked.
I wish the Danes good luck in recovering their equipment.
Uli
'AS'

At 19:56 02 November 2017, wrote:

The stolen airplanes we
Duo Discus T (OY-RAX)
LS6 18w (OY-XRG)
LS4 (OY-XRF)
LS4 (OY-XPX)
DG 400 (OY-XPD)
Pegase (OY-RGX)

Can you post the aircraft serial numbers?

aircraft serial numbers
OY-RAX 28/294
OY-XRG 6217
OY-XRF 4788
OY-XPX 4654
OY-XPD 4-183
OY-RGX 101,AO.77