ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54730
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| Date: | Friday 15 April 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-23MLA |
| Owner/operator: | 18.IAP Bulgarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 396 |
| MSN: | 2960325396 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Pordim, 20 km SE of Pleven -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gabrovnitsa Air Base (LBMG) |
| Gabrovnitsa Air Base (LBMG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
On 15 April 1988 during an interception flight by exercise Granit 88, MiG-23MLA of 18.IAP crashed near Pordim, 20 km SE of Pleven.
Lt Jordan Arnautski was killed.
Sources:
https://pan.bg/view_article-53-16753-25-godini-ot-smyrtta-na-Jordan-Arnautski-Vechna-mu-pamet.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrovnitsa_Air_Base
Scramble 252
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2016 17:05 | JF | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Source] |
| 29-Nov-2023 15:40 | JF | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2023 17:09 | JF | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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