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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lorsch -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with other Army airplane which landed safely. Crashed in a field near Hofgut Rhenania (on B460), between Heppenheim and Lorsch.
Sources:
http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
Neckar-Bote 22 July 1955, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2013 19:05 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jul-2014 19:51 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2014 19:57 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Feb-2016 10:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Apr-2025 18:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 25-May-2025 19:04 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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