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| Date: | Monday 25 September 1967 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Bell OH-13 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ebermannstadt, Landkreis Forchheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bamberg |
| Ansbach |
Crashed about 15 miles NE of Erlangen, on the west slope of the Fränkische Jura mountain, near the Jugendhaus Burg Feuerstein. US Standortkommandeur Col Thomas F. Flynn (43) and pilot Cap Elbert R. Kethley. An SAR Sikorsky helicopter crashed during the rescue operation.
Sources:
Army Air Crews
Weser-Kurier 27 September 1967, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2025 20:12 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jun-2025 08:28 | TB | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 10:02 | TB | Updated [Date, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 10:06 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 10:10 | TB | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 12:07 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 16:56 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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