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| Date: | Thursday 7 November 1963 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: |  Grumman OV-1A Mohawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 60-3738 |
| MSN: | 37A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Freiensteinau, Kreis Lauterbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hanau AAF (ETID) |
| Hanau AAF (ETID) |
Continued VFR flight in IMC (low clouds, drizzle). Flew into a valley, hit oak trees on hilltop and broke up. 3.Tank Division. "Big Lift" exercise.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
- http://www.3ad.com/history/cold.war/feature.pages/503rd.avn.pages/mohawk.crash.htm
Neckar-Bote 8 November 1963, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2013 09:58 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 09-Apr-2013 10:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2021 18:52 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-Apr-2025 08:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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