A 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E is off the end of the runway at Biebelstadt Army Airfield, Germany after crash landing. Buffeted by high winds on final approach the landing gear collapsed and the number one engine caught fire on touchdown. The propeller disintegrated, three crewmembers were injured, there were no fatalities. Exact Date Shot Unknown
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Unknown
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dave Nolan
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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tactical
airlift
tactical airlift squadron c
runway
biebelstadt
army
airfield
biebelstadt army airfield
germany
crash
winds
approach
gear
engine
number one engine
fire
touchdown
propeller
crewmembers
three crewmembers
fatalities
landing gear
staff sergeant
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tactical airlift squadron c 130 e
ssgt dave nolan
exact date
military aircraft
1980 s aircrafts
1980 s
us national archives
Date
01/11/1984
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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