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Fischelhöhe Helicopter Crash Memorial

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Fischelhöhe Helicopter Crash Memorial

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  • Location: Pegnitz, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    May 24, 2020

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    It was a terrible calamity that made the headlines in Pegnitz on August 18, 1971: a US Army helicopter crashed near the freeway at midday. All 37 US soldiers inside the Chinook twin-engine transport helicopter died. This memorial stone and the name plates commemorate this misfortune.
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    May 23, 2020

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    Beautifully designed monument. Interesting
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    Interesting memorial from the 1971 crash
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    Location: Pegnitz, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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