Accident MiG-21U-600 273,
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Date:Thursday 4 July 1974
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21U-600
Owner/operator:FAG-15 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 273
MSN: 662620
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Zittau -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rothenburg Air Base (EDBR)
Destination airport:Rothenburg Air Base (EDBR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
MiG-21U-600 of FAG-15 crashed after collision with weather balloon.
OLtn Siegmar Nenke and OS (Cadet) Bernd Achtelstetter was killed.

Sources:

http://home.snafu.de/veith/fag-15.htm
https://www.mil-airfields.de/deutschland/rothenburg-flugplatz.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2012 11:01 TB Added
05-Jan-2020 13:29 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
29-Mar-2022 21:38 JF Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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