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German Air Force accidents and incidents

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is German Air Force. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

8 records from 1943 to 2014, 8 of them fatal. Most often a McDonnell Douglas F-4; most often in Germany.

Occurrences88 accidents · 0 incidents · 8 mapped

Fatal occurrences8Fatality total known for 8 of 8

Reported fatalities70Plus 0 serious injuries reported

Years1943–201427 Apr 1943 – 23 Jun 2014

By year

German Air Force: occurrences by year
Year	Occurrences	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
1943	1 occurrences in 1943, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).	1	16
1985	2 occurrences in 1985, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).	2	3
1987	1 occurrences in 1987, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).	1	2
1996	1 occurrences in 1996, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).	1	13
1997	1 occurrences in 1997, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).	1	33
2007	1 occurrences in 2007, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).	1	1
2014	1 occurrences in 2014, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).	1	2

German Air Force: most common aircraft types
Aircraft type	Occurrences	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
McDonnell Douglas F-4	2	2	4
Bell UH-1	1	1	13
Eurofighter TYPHOON	1	1	2
Handley PAGE HALIFAX	1	1	16
Hawker SIDDELEY HARRIER	1	1	1
Learjet 35	1	1	2
Lockheed C-141	1	1	33
Lockheed F-104	1	1	1
Messerschmitt BF-110	1	1	16
Panavia TORNADO	1	1	1

German Air Force: countries
Country	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Germany	Germany: 3 occurrences, 37.5% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	37.5%	3	17
Unknown	Unknown: 2 occurrences, 25.0% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 3).	25.0%	2	3
Namibia	Namibia: 1 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 3).	12.5%	1	33
Netherlands	Netherlands: 1 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 3).	12.5%	1	16
Switzerland	Switzerland: 1 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 3).	12.5%	1	1

German Air Force: deadliest occurrences
Occurrence	Date	Total fatalities	Location	Aircraft
1997 Namibia mid-air collision	13 Sept 1997	33	65 nmi west of Namibia	2
Carlton crash	27 Apr 1943	16	Amsterdam	2
1996 YOU youth fair aviation accident in Dortmund	6 Jun 1996	13	Grounds near the Westfalenhallen	1
2014 Olsberg mid-air collision	23 Jun 2014	2	Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	2
Bremerhaven mid-air collision (1987)	24 Mar 1987	2	Langen near Bremerhaven	2
Bremerhaven mid-air collision (1985)	31 Jan 1985	2	Bremerhaven	2
Äbni Flue air accident	12 Apr 2007	1	Äbni Flue, Switzerland	1
Mid-air collision over Bad Laer	18 Feb 1985	1	Bad Laer	2

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2014 Olsberg mid-air collision
23 Jun 2014 · Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · 2 fatal
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Äbni Flue air accident
12 Apr 2007 · Äbni Flue, Switzerland · 1 fatal
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1997 Namibia mid-air collision
13 Sept 1997 · 65 nmi west of Namibia · 33 fatal
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1996 YOU youth fair aviation accident in Dortmund
6 Jun 1996 · Grounds near the Westfalenhallen · 13 fatal
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Bremerhaven mid-air collision (1987)
24 Mar 1987 · Langen near Bremerhaven · 2 fatal
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Mid-air collision over Bad Laer
18 Feb 1985 · Bad Laer · 1 fatal
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Bremerhaven mid-air collision (1985)
31 Jan 1985 · Bremerhaven · 2 fatal
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Carlton crash
27 Apr 1943 · Amsterdam · 16 fatal
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