ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147367
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 April 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-21U-600 |
| Owner/operator: | JG-3 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 279 |
| MSN: | 663818 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Preschen Air Base |
| Preschen Air Base | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
MiG-21U-600 of JG-3 crashed after lightning strike. Ejection at 200 meters.
Captain Manfred Biskup died, Captain Wolfgang Viertel survived, stranded in a tree.
Sources:
http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste3.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20150125053226/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/MiG-21.htm
https://www.mil-airfields.de/de/preschen.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2012 03:09 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jan-2020 15:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2022 21:08 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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