ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173508
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 2003 |
| Time: | c. 11:30 |
| Type: |  MiG-21 |
| Owner/operator: | Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Victoria -
 Uganda
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Entebbe airbase |
| Entebbe airbase | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was apparently carrying out unauthorised flight maneuvers at low-level and crashed in the lake near Munfo island. Also reported this was a two-seat MiG-21UM and the Russian pilot was drunk from the night before.
Sources:
www.pprune.org/african-aviation/96885-ugandan-mig-21-crash.html
https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1429852/history-updf-jet-crashes-lake
AFM SEP 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2015 19:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Feb-2015 19:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2016 10:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 07-Jan-2021 11:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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