Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318157
 
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Date:Saturday 17 December 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Owner/operator:China Air Force - 1st Air Division
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Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:East China Sea -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
On a mission to intercept a Lockheed P2V of Republic of China Air Force, the MiG-17 piloted by Fuzhen ZHANG disappeared off China's coast. Its wreckage has not been found.

Sources:

https://news.ifeng.com/a/20150316/43347570_1.shtml
Tang, F. 2015. Review of the history of the Air Force's special operations. Part two. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 647: 126-158. (in Chinese)

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