Mid-air collision Accident MiG-17F 4626,
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Date:Friday 21 May 1954
Time:14:49
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-17F
Owner/operator:59 IAP Soviet Navy - Pacific Fleet
Registration: 4626
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:8 km E of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast -   Russia
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airbase (UHSS)
Destination airport:Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airbase (UHSS)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two MiG-17F of 59 IAP crashed following a mid-air collision 8 km E of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Oblast Sakhalinsk.
St/Lt Alexander Pavlovich Zinoviev was killed.


Sources:

http://www.aviapoisk.narod.ru/zinovev.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk_Airport

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Feb-2020 17:00 JF Added
17-Feb-2020 08:58 JF Updated [Time, Cn]
26-Feb-2020 17:46 JF Updated [Location]
14-Jul-2021 09:01 JF Updated [Operator, Narrative]
09-Jan-2022 10:21 JF Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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