ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75328
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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 1972 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bell/Dornier UH-1D Iroquois (205A-1) |
| Owner/operator: | HTG 64 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 71+22 |
| MSN: | 8182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berzhahn/Westerwald -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Köln-Bonn |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed near Westerburg after mid-air collision with Luftwaffe F-104G Starfighter, which landed safely at Büchel.
The UH1D was on a training-flight at night.The crash occured when the helicopter was crossing a low-level-route.
The helicopter was given to the Flugbereitschaft BMVg (Special Air-Mission Squadron MoD) only for training purposes.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 7.10.1972, p13
Als Helicopter mit Kampfjet collidierte: Erinnerung an tragisches
Flugunglück vor 50 Jahren bei Berzhahn
(Westerwälder Zeitung 16 OCT 1922)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2010 02:24 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jun-2010 09:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 03-Jul-2010 07:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 05-Jul-2010 09:57 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2010 10:58 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-May-2011 12:44 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2013 11:10 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2014 15:30 | Udo Genth | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2014 21:05 | Udo Genth | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2020 18:59 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2024 09:58 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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