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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1957 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Beechcraft L-23 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frankfurt-Bonames -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Frankfurt-Bonames AAF (EDEN/closed) |
Crashed in courtyard of the Fabona shoe factory half way down runway after engine failure and exploded.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 20.8.1957, p1/21.8.1957, p1
El Siglo de Torreón 20 August 1957, p6
http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02321/3j
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2012 12:12 | TB | Added |
| 17-Aug-2013 14:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 14-Feb-2014 17:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 09-Dec-2015 16:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2015 16:22 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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