1960 Munich C-131 crash
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On 17 December 1960, a Convair C-131D Samaritan operated by the United States Air Force on a flight from Munich to RAF Northolt crashed shortly after take-off from Munich-Riem Airport, due to fuel contamination. All 20 passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground were killed.
A C-131D similar to the accident aircraft
St. Paul's Church, Munich
Memorial plaque at the accident site (translation: "In memory of the 52 victims of the airplane crash on 17 December 1960")
1988 Remscheid A-10 crash
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The 1988 Remscheid A-10 crash occurred on December 8, 1988, when an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jet of the United States Air Forces in Europe crashed into a residential area in the city of Remscheid, West Germany. The aircraft crashed into the upper floor of an apartment complex. In addition to the pilot, six people were killed. Fifty others were injured, many of them seriously.
1988 Remscheid A-10 crash site