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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky H-19 (S-55) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Schwieberdingen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two helicopters crashed and burnt during night exercise.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 28.01.1955, p12
Passauer Neue Presse 31.1.1955, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 11:51 | TB | Added |
| 27-Dec-2012 12:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2013 09:32 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Mar-2018 18:27 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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