ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55678
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| Date: | 23-MAR-2001 |
| Time: | ca 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado IDS |
| Operator: | Luftwaffe (German Air Force) JBG34 |
| Registration: | 44+98 |
| C/n / msn: | 499/GS151 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Nellis Air Force Range, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AB, NV |
Crashed on Nellis Air Force Range, 160 km NW of Nellis AFB, NV during Red Flag exercise; Major Bernd Lothar Koch (36) and Hptm Michael Bieler (36, both from JBG33) were killed.
Sources:
Scramble 263
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Tornado_Germany.htm
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Hamburger Abendblatt 27.3.2001
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/luftwaffe-zwei-tote-nach-tornado-absturz-in-den-usa-161347.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2011 16:20 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2011 14:13 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jul-2012 01:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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