Incident MiG-21PFM/SPS-K 972,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55144
 
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Date:Saturday 20 July 1968
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21PFM/SPS-K
Owner/operator:JG-9 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 972
MSN: 94K6504
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:E of Falkenhagen/Rheinberg -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
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:
Captain Heinz Schubert ejected (13:05) after spatial disorientation. MiG-21PFM/SPS of JG-9 crashed into Greifswalder Bodden after 25 min pilotless flight.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Aug-2012 08:19 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jan-2020 19:30 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Mar-2022 19:36 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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