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| Date: | Thursday 29 January 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Sud-Ouest SO.1221 Djinn |
| Owner/operator: | Heeresflieger |
| Registration: | PB+122 |
| MSN: | 1021/FR.63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hörmoos-Alpe, near Oberstaufen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During take-off for ambulance flight the helicopter sank slightly in deep snow and tilting short sideways before proceeding take-off. The sick passenger on the stretcher, OFw Max Schneider (47), was hit by a rotor blade and killed.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Nachrichten 30.1.1959, p5
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
https://www.flugzeugforum.de//bw-kennungen-1968-a-53061-5.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2013 10:58 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jan-2013 11:07 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2013 15:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, ] |
| 22-Dec-2020 14:00 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2020 14:00 | harro | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 17:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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