Fischelhöhe Memorial Stone -Pegnitz CH-47A Chinook Crash
Details:
Situated on the right side, raised slightly on a small mound.
A memorial stone bears an inscription in German, commemorating the site of a Chinook CH-47 (66-19023) crash near Pegnitz, Germany, during a training flight on August 18, 1971. The tragedy claimed the lives of 37 soldiers, marking the deadliest incident involving American troops in West Germany since World War II.
Monument Text:
HIER STARBEN
37 JUNGE MENSCHEN
IM EINSATZ FÜR FRIEDEN
UND FREIHEIT
FLUGZEUGABSTURZ
AUGUST 1971
English Translation:
HERE DIED
37 YOUNG PERSONS
IN A MISSION FOR PEACE
AND FREEDOM
AIRCRAFT CRASH
AUGUST 1971
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
15th Aviation Group
2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment
4th Aviation Company, 15th Aviation Group
7th Army
United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Army Europe
Wars:
Cold War
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