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| Date: | Monday 23 January 1961 |
| Time: | 07:55 |
| Type: |  Nord 2501D Noratlas |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | GB+119 |
| MSN: | D103 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 739 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vilkerath -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Köln-Wahnheide Air Base (CGN/EDDK) |
| Köln-Wahnheide Air Base (CGN/EDDK) |
Crashed during training flight. The aircraft clipped wires and masts and crashed in a snow covered field.
The crew was killed: Helmut Wolf (pilot), Wolfram Miss (pilot), Erich Lauf (navigator) and Rudi Wilker (mechanic).
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 23.1.1961
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 29.09.2011
Location
Images:
photo (c) T. Brügge; Vilkerath; 28 July 2010
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