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| Date: | Tuesday 18 May 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky H-34G-III (S-58A) |
| Owner/operator: | Heeresflieger |
| Registration: | 81+08 |
| MSN: | 58-1678 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pyrénées -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collision with H-34 (58+1505) 80+55 during exercise in the Pyrénées; both helicopters crashed and burned out; all crew members reportendly escaped unhurt.
Sources:
https://www.flugzeugforum.de//bw-kennungen-seit-1968-a-62214-10.html
Hamburger Abendblatt 19.5.1971, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2010 02:27 | TB | Added |
| 30-Apr-2011 17:00 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Apr-2011 17:01 | TB | Updated |
| 30-Apr-2011 17:03 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Apr-2011 17:14 | TB | Updated [Country, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2013 13:01 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2025 15:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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