Accident MiG-21M 617,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147322
 
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Date:Wednesday 3 May 1972
Time:16:38 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21M
Owner/operator:JG-8 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 617
MSN: 960714
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Cedynia -   Poland
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Marxwalde Air Base (ETWN)
Destination airport:Marxwalde Air Base (ETWN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Teleskopic rod of ejection seat activated. MiG-21M of JG-8 exploded during emergency landing near Cedynia. Lt Col Günther Neumann was killed.

Sources:

https://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste8.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Aug-2012 08:56 TB Added
06-Aug-2012 10:47 TB Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Narrative]
08-Aug-2012 13:28 TB Updated [Operator]
06-Jan-2020 14:58 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
20-Mar-2022 12:28 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Mar-2022 12:30 JF Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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