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| Date: | Thursday 14 February 1957 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2D |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | CA+001 |
| MSN: | 14108 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Köln-Wahn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Köln-Wahn (14:35) |
| Flensburg |
Returned to Köln-Wahn for emergency landing after cockpit filled with smoke due to electrical short behind the instrument panel at 1,500 meters . Minister of Defence Franz Joseph Strauß (41). Pilot Hptm Peth.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 16 February 1957, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2012 10:16 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jul-2013 21:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 15-Jul-2014 11:08 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Nov-2015 11:08 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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