ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349377
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 1978 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  MiG-21MF |
| Owner/operator: | Hungarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 4604 |
| MSN: | 964604 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kocsér -
 Hungary
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 59. vre Kecskemét Air Base |
| 59. vre Kecskemét Air Base |
He was conducting a night air exercise when Maj. Lajos Juhász (presumed to be ill) (other sources suggest suicide) and the aircraft crashed into the ground at a steep angle above the speed of sound. Pieces of the plane were embedded 17 metres into the ground.
Sources:
Reports from witnesses and participants in the investigation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2023 13:43 | Monox | Added |
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