Accident Dassault Mirage IIIO(F) A3-37,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58416
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 March 1969
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage IIIO(F)
Owner/operator:Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Registration: A3-37
MSN: 37
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Tengah -   Singapore
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Tengah, Singapore (TGA/WSAT)
Destination airport:RAAF Butterworth, Malaysia (BWH/WKMB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into sea on a night low level intercept mission, Pilot, Wing Commander E.J. Myers, killed.

Sources:

http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//3a3.shtml
The Straits Times 6 May 1972, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
09-Jan-2010 12:22 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
17-May-2014 06:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
14-Oct-2014 14:10 Zoom Updated [Operator]
01-Dec-2017 06:17 Anne Updated [Narrative]
24-Jul-2021 15:54 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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