Accident MiG-17F 516,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147698
 
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Date:Wednesday 30 January 1963
Time:14:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-17F
Owner/operator:JG-9 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 516
MSN: 1C0720
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Peenemünde AFB, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Peenemünde Air Base
Destination airport:Peenemünde Air Base
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
MiG-17F of JG-9 crashed on the ice of the Baltic Sea (1 km from the air base) from an altitude of 60 meters. Ltn Max Günther Thews was killed.

Sources:

http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste9.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Aug-2012 11:17 TB Added
06-Jan-2020 09:42 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
27-Mar-2022 16:43 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
03-Jul-2022 14:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]

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