Incident Chengdu J-7 ,
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Date:Tuesday 9 November 2004
Time:c. 14:18
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Chengdu J-7
Owner/operator:China Air Force - 44th Division
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mengzi County-Level City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province -   China
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A group of J-7 were flying in echelon when one fighter rear-ended another. Subsequently both planes crashed onto mountain. The pilot of the lead aircraft, whose surname was Wang, was killed; the other pilot involved ejected and survived.

Sources:

AFM JAN 2005, p75
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2004/11/11/YO0411110010.htm
http://news.sohu.com/20041110/n222914578.shtml

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2021 08:35 TB Added
26-Aug-2021 18:56 TB Updated [Departure airport]
04-Jun-2023 14:14 RDV Updated [[Departure airport]]

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