ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232777
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 1981 |
| Time: | 11:44 |
| Type: |  MiG-21bis |
| Owner/operator: | Hungarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 52 |
| MSN: | 75081545 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Andau in Austria -
 Hungary
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 47. vre Pápa Air Base |
| 47. vre Pápa Air Base | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was alerted from standby to a live target. It had to identify a sport aircraft flying in from Austria, which was then flying at a depth of 30km over Hungarian territory. The pilot was unable to establish the intruder's registration due to the large speed differential and therefore exceeded the lower speed limit for the type, causing the aircraft to roll over and crash into a plough in Austria, 700m from the Hungarian border.
Lieutenant István Mészáros ejected.
Sources:
La Stampa 8 July 1981, p10
Hungarian Military History Archives
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2020 19:54 | TB | Added |
| 29-Dec-2023 11:40 | Monox | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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