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58-7024 US Army # 1963. L-20 No. 964. Delivery Date Unknown.

3B-GE Austrian Air Force/Österreichische Heeresfliegerkräfte. From 24-Jul-1960. Written off following accident on 06-Oct-1965.

Accident: Waldegg Pisting, Southern Vienna Woods, 06-Oct-1965. A formation of four L-20A Beaver´s were on the way to an event from Wiener Neustadt West. Inside the Beavers apart from the crew were parachutists. Three minutes after take-off, which was at 15.00 hrs the second of the four Beaver´s made a left-turn and crashed in an attempted forced landing wooded terrain at Pernitz on the Kressenberg Mountain. On impact a wing broke off and it burst into flames and all 6 occupants were killed. It is understood that the parachutists smoke flares detonated in the forced landing.

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