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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky H-34C |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 55-4503 |
| MSN: | 58-0574 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dettenheim/Weißenburg in Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 4th Armed Division's 504 Aviation Company/Fürth |
The cargo H-34 helicopter crashed in fog and burnt. The only occupant, pilot 1°Lt Alfred M. Herms (27), Corsicana, TX, was killed.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 27.5.1963, p4
The Victoria Advocat 27 May 1963, p1
Army Air Crews
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2013 16:32 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jun-2021 19:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2021 19:22 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2025 17:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Apr-2025 18:45 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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