ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136745
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Date: | Thursday 12 August 1971 |
Time: | 15:48 LT |
Type: | de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.4 |
Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
Registration: | J-1764 |
MSN: | 414 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | N of Wellhornsattel, BE -
Switzerland
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | LSMM |
Destination airport: | LSMM |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Trainingflight in bad weather conditions. Pilot of J-1570 realized that he was too low to to overfly Mittelhorn-Wellhornsattel and ejected. He landed with the parachute and his aircraft crashed into the mountain. The second Venom (J-1764) made a right turn and collided a minute later with the Wellhornsattel. He was killed.
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http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/Basis-e.htm Revision history:
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