Accident Cessna L-19 Bird Dog , Thursday 11 August 1960
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Date:Thursday 11 August 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic O1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog
Owner/operator:United States Army Aviation
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Grafenwöhr Airfield -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Grafenwöhr Airfield
Narrative:
Hit a tree in fog, crashed into forest 200 meters further and caught fire.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 16.8.1960, p3
Army Air Crews

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jul-2012 10:22 TB Added
26-Apr-2025 06:16 TB Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ]

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