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| Date: | Sunday 19 April 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf FWP-149D |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 90+61 |
| MSN: | 079 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Karlsruhe -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Metz |
Struck trees in bad visibility and rain near the Bergwaldsiedlung. Crashed and burned. Two crew members (JBG34) and the editor from local newspaper died.
Sources:
1. https://www.flugzeugforum.de//bw-kennungen-seit-1968-a-62214-12.html
2. Hamburger Abendblatt 20.4.1970, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2010 11:32 | TB | Added |
| 11-Apr-2011 03:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2011 13:31 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2011 05:33 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2011 02:52 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Dec-2012 13:44 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 18:53 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2025 14:25 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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