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Date: | xx Mar 2005 |
Time: | |
Type: | Chengdu J-7 |
Owner/operator: | Chinese PLAAF |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Min Nan region AB -
China
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Min Nan region Air Base |
Destination airport: | local |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Returning from a sortie from there the pilot reported a mechanical problem. Whilst circling around the base trying to resolve the problem, it dived into the ground close to the base about 650ft from a highway, impacting at an angle of 30°. Pilot was killed. Based at an air base at Ouzhou, in Zhe Jiang Province (29th Division). Date given as Pre-March 22.
Sources:
AFM JUN 2005, p77/OCT 2005, p74
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Sep-2021 13:52 |
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31-Oct-2021 13:14 |
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