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Crash of a Douglas C-47D at Landsberg AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
14+07
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Landsberg - Lechfeld
MSN:
16446/33194
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Landsberg AFB on a training flight to the Lechfeld Airbase located 12 km to the north. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Kaufering, three km northwest of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-1 at Lechfeld AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1941 at 1115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5082
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lechfeld AFB, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed, among them one engineer from Dornier.
Crew:
Lt Franz Kiessling, pilot,
Uffz Siegfried Glas, radio operator,
Uffz Werner Nieß, air gunner +1.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 at Lechfeld AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1941 at 1750 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
B3+NX
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lechfeld - Lechfeld
MSN:
6087
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Lechfeld AFB. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase, it went out of control and crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hans Spohn, pilot,
Gefr Fritz Harr, radio operator,
Ogfr Heinz Rosska, air gunner.