Hans Jørgen Garde (22 January 1939 in Frederiksberg – 3 August 1996 on

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) was a Danish admiral. Garde was the Danish Chief of Defence from 1 April 1996 until his death. Garde died when the Gulfstream III he was travelling in with his wife, Anna Garde, crashed during final approach to

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in bad weather and poor visibility. He was the first foreigner to be awarded the gold medal of the United States Naval Institute.

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Aviation Safety Net record of the plane crash
1939 births 1996 deaths Danish admirals Garde, J Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the Faroe Islands {{Denmark-mil-bio-stub

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