ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191884
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| Date: | Sunday 31 October 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5A |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) |
| Registration: | 1218 |
| MSN: | N6281 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taipeh -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a dry river bed after ran into high tension lines while performing in a six ship formation over Taipei Bridge during display. Thunder Tigers.
Sources:
La Nacion 1 November 1971, p22
Scramble
The Straits Times 1 November 1971, P6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2016 16:47 | TB | Added |
| 06-Dec-2016 16:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type] |
| 21-Jun-2021 06:23 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2021 08:29 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2021 12:50 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2021 08:04 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2021 08:05 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2021 17:06 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
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