Accident MiG-21M 565,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147324
 
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Date:Friday 23 July 1971
Time:15:12 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21M
Owner/operator:JG-7 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 565
MSN: 963312
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kaltenborn -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Drewitz Air Base (EDCD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
MiG-21M of JG-7 crashed due to asymmetrical landing flaps caused by cuttings in the hydraulic cylinder.
Ltn Klaus Mickin ejected too late and was killed.

Sources:

https://www.mil-airfields.de/de/drewitz.htm
https://home.snafu.de/veith/jg7.htm
http://www.mig-21-online.de/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Aug-2012 09:05 TB Added
06-Aug-2012 10:23 TB Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Aug-2012 11:15 TB Updated [Time, Location]
06-Jan-2020 14:19 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Mar-2022 09:07 JF Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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