Wirestrike Accident Vertol H-21 , Monday 5 May 1958
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Date:Monday 5 May 1958
Time:
Type:Vertol H-21
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:25 miles northeast of Elmendorf, Alaska -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Struck a power line and crashed during search for victims of an earlier crash.

Sources:

Lakeland Ledger 7 May 1958, p2
https://rotorheadsrus.us/documents/1935__1967.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Apr-2022 20:04 TB Added
26-Aug-2023 08:14 harro Updated

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