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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1963 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reusch/Göppingen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed from a height of 40 metres during logging of a nine metres long church tower tip (Christ-König-Kirche). Pilot and co-pilot killed, mechanic survived seriously injured.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 28.5.1963, p16/1.6.1963, p12
http://www.atelier-sick.de/infos.html
https://www.flugzeugforum.de/threads/uh-1b-absturz-christkoenigskirche.39970/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2012 09:44 | TB | Added |
| 29-Dec-2012 11:25 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2020 18:34 | JerSMarS@comcast.net | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 25-Mar-2020 18:35 | harro | Updated [Country, ] |
| 27-Apr-2022 17:12 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2025 12:26 | Frédéric Goudon | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 19:33 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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