Incident MiG-21US 222,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147326
 
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Date:Wednesday 17 April 1974
Time:14:39 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21US
Owner/operator:JG-7 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 222
MSN: 10685147
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 km E of Fehrow -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Drewitz Air Base (EDCD)
Destination airport:Drewitz Air Base (EDCD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
MiG-21US of JG-7 crashed due to engine failure after aspiration of a bird (stork or heron).
Captain P. Phillip and Lt Col R. Kieschnick ejected safety.

Sources:

http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste.htm
http://www.mig-21-online.de/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Aug-2012 09:27 TB Added
06-Aug-2012 08:20 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Narrative]
08-Aug-2012 02:15 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jan-2020 14:47 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Mar-2022 09:02 JF Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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