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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1978 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Bell/Dornier UH-1D Iroquois (205A-1) |
| Owner/operator: | HTG 64 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 2 km W of Helgoland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| research platform off Helgoland |
Ditched into the North Sea after engine failure. Three crew and four civil passengers rescued and helicopter salvaged.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 7.12.1978, p38
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Apr-2011 13:22 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2011 08:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 14-Mar-2012 09:13 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-Jan-2013 09:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2020 09:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 17-Apr-2025 18:18 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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