Accident MiG-21M 555,
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Date:Tuesday 26 October 1971
Time:15:32 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21M
Owner/operator:JG-9 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 555
MSN: 960408
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Garz, Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Peenemünde Air Base (EDCP)
Destination airport:Heringsdorf Air Base (EDAH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
MiG-21M of JG-9 crashed during aerobatic on approach. Captain Ulrich Handke was killed.

Sources:

http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste9.htm
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flughafen_Heringsdorf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Aug-2012 11:37 TB Added
06-Jan-2020 14:18 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
27-Mar-2022 22:24 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
29-Mar-2022 10:33 JF Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
30-Jun-2022 11:06 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
30-Jun-2022 11:08 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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