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Crash of a Nord 2501D Noratlas at Erding AFB: 11 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1969 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Nord 2501 Noratlas
Operator:
Registration:
52+57
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Neubiberg – Erding – Cologne
MSN:
D066
YOM:
1955
Location:
Erding AFB
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Erding AFB, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls and the captain decided to return. On final, the airplane stalled and crashed onto a house located one km short of runway. Ten crew members as well as a young girl aged 2 1/2 were killed. The captain and the navigator were the sole survivors. The pilot was reportedly later killed in the fatal crash of the Noratlas 52+79 near Königsdorf, November 19, 1970.

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor in Erding AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
44-47712
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
8120
YOM:
1944
Location:
Erding AFB
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Erding AFB, killing all four occupants.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL near Garmisch-Partenkirchen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-16276
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Paris -Erding
MSN:
20742
YOM:
1944
Location:
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
In the region of Munich, the weather conditions worsened and the crew continued to the south. Few minutes later, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 16 km west of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, near the border between Germany and Austria. The wreckage was found few days later and all five crew members were killed. They were performing a flight from Paris-Le Bourget to the airbase of Erding, northeast of Munich.
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