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| Date: | Friday 3 October 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vertol/Weserflug H-21C |
| Owner/operator: | Heeresflieger |
| Registration: | PA+220 |
| MSN: | WG25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fliegerhorst Fritzlar -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed from nine meters during underslung transport of a M41 tank and caught fire. Maj Granz, Hptm Josef Kleppmeier (41) escaped unhurt.
Sources:
Borkener Zeitung 6 October 1958, p6
F-40 Vertol V43 A/B, V44 / Siegfried Wache, p39
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2010 08:25 | TB | Added |
| 17-Apr-2011 10:38 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2011 11:02 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2011 16:58 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2011 04:04 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2012 04:15 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2012 03:22 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2013 16:17 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Sep-2013 20:55 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 13:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Jan-2020 09:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 05-Aug-2025 18:44 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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