| Estadística: |
| Datos actuales: |
| 108655 |
| Datos atereiores: |
| 164670 |
| Fotos: |
| 46977 |
| Serial Number | 1389 / C176 |
| Civil reg. | (D-HIBE) |
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This helicopter is preserved with fals markings as (D-HIBE) in the Point Alpha e.V. Museum since ?
Point Alpha was a former US Army and NATO outpost from 1965 during the cold war. In 1972 the US Army 11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment was based till the US Army withdrew by 1991 and now preserved as a border museum. The US Army unit based at this site had observed the East German border in the Fulder Gap, the weakest point of the border between the two, East and West Germany.
After its closure the decision was made by a private citizen's initiative, formed to preserve this area to educate tourists and schoolchildren about the Cold War between communism and democracy. In 1995 it was placed under historic protection. Since that year the border museum association Rh?n Point Alpha was created and constructions of this memorial had started also with the support of the Th?ringen state government. On static display are a collection except for the two helicopters, weapons and vehicles. It also includes an educational centre.
Since January 2009, the cross-national Foundation Point Alpha has assumed responsibility for the memorial site, and was given an endowment of altogether 9,22 million Euros by the governments of Th?ringen and Hessen, the administrative district Fulda and Wartburgkreis and the town council of Geisa and Rasdorf to gain an even higher profile as a memorial site for the German partition as well as a place for documentation, education, and research about the Cold War in Europe. (Point Alpha Stiftung)
Sadly this helicopter was substantially damaged with several historic military vehicles and also the only existing US Army OH-58A Kiowa in Europe, were it was newly put on display inside the show hall (a vehicle shed) for the winter time when its aprox. 525 squarer metres roof top collapsed probably during the night from Monday to Tuesday the 28th of December 2010. The collapse was due to the heavy snow that had fallen over the last view weeks. Thankfully no one was injured.
This was transported to B?ckeburg by road for further store.
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