Damage in the millions
Drone crashed on Bundeswehr premises in Bavaria
April 30, 2024, 10:15 p.m
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A drone crashes at a former air base in Erding, Bavaria. The Bundeswehr now says that the flying object was not theirs. The damage could run into the millions.
A drone crashed at the former Bundeswehr air base in Erding, Bavaria. A spokesman for the Bundeswehr said in the evening that he could confirm that an unmanned flying object had fallen to the ground. No people were injured. Initially there was talk of an armed forces drone. Another Bundeswehr spokesman said in the evening that it was a civilian rescue drone.
The Bundeswehr was initially unable to provide any information about the material damage. According to information from the German Press Agency, damage amounting to millions of euros is said to have occurred, just from the damage to the aircraft itself. However, there was initially no confirmation of this. The police and the Bundeswehr military police are involved in the investigation into the cause of the accident.
According to the Bundeswehr spokesman, the flying object fell to the ground about 500 meters from the air base tower. The air base is no longer used for active flight operations by Bundeswehr aircraft. However, it is still designated as a military security area.