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| Date: | Friday 26 October 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24D |
| Owner/operator: | KHG3 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 415 |
| MSN: | B4970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Steinheid -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Meiningen |
| Steinheid |
Crashed into forest and burned after main rotor hit guy wire of an antenna mast in dense fog.
Hptm Volkmar Gehlmann, Ltn Torsten Erdmann and an officer killed. The mechanic survived.
Sources:
http://home.snafu.de/veith/khg-3.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2012 07:46 | TB | Added |
| 15-Aug-2012 12:47 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2015 07:36 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2020 13:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-Sep-2021 12:42 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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