Accident MiG-15bis 905,
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Date:Friday 18 September 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-15bis
Owner/operator:Hungarian Air Force
Registration: 905
MSN: 31530905
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -   Hungary
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:47. vre Sármellék Air Base
Destination airport:47. vre Sármellék Air Base
Narrative:
The aircraft could not be hermetically sealed.
The pilot, flying at 5000 metres, fell asleep due to lack of oxygen and crashed.
Lt. Gyula Eőry died.

Sources:

Hungarian Military history archive

Revision history:

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02-Jan-2024 15:19 Monox Added

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