Mid-air collision Incident Dassault Mirage IIIC 31,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47560
 
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Date:Wednesday 7 November 1979
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage IIIC
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: 31
MSN: 31
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes 08 -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Creil
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with Mirage 89. Pilot Lavergne ejected but was injured.

Sources:

El Siglo de Torreón 8 November 1979, p6
Le Monde 9 November 1979

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
14-Jun-2014 14:47 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
30-Aug-2020 16:45 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Jun-2022 03:23 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
30-Jun-2022 04:07 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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