Accident de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.4 J-1764,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136745
 
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Date:Thursday 12 August 1971
Time:15:48 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic VNOM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.4
Owner/operator:Swiss Air Force
Registration: J-1764
MSN: 414
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:N of Wellhornsattel, BE -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LSMM
Destination airport:LSMM
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Trainingflight in bad weather conditions. Pilot of J-1570 realized that he was too low to to overfly Mittelhorn-Wellhornsattel and ejected. He landed with the parachute and his aircraft crashed into the mountain. The second Venom (J-1764) made a right turn and collided a minute later with the Wellhornsattel. He was killed.

Sources:

http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/Basis-e.htm

Revision history:

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23-Jun-2011 02:17 Alpine Flight Added

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