Accident Sikorsky H-34 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155013
 
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Date:Saturday 25 May 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S58P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky H-34
Owner/operator:United States Army Aviation
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Dettenheim/Weißenburg in Bayern -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:4th Armed Division's 504 Aviation Company/Fürth
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The cargo H-34 helicopter crashed in fog and burnt. The only occupant, pilot 1°Lt Alfred M. Herms (27), Corsicana, TX, was killed.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 27.5.1963, p4
The Victoria Advocat 27 May 1963, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Apr-2013 16:32 TB Added
08-Jun-2021 19:21 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Jun-2021 19:22 TB Updated [Narrative]

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