Mid-air collision Incident Dassault Mirage IIIS J-2323,
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Date:Thursday 21 May 1981
Time:08:43 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage IIIS
Owner/operator:Swiss Air Force
Registration: J-2323
MSN: 17-26-120/10
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Zweisimmen, BE -   Switzerland
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LSMP
Destination airport:LSMP
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with a F-5E Tiger II (J-3013) during a training mission. The pilots of both Jets escaped with the parachute and landed minor injured. The Mirage IIIS crashed into a house killing a woman and injuring two others. The F-5E Tiger II crashed into the mountain.

Sources:

http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/084%20Mirage.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Mar-2011 17:31 Alpine Flight Added
24-Jun-2011 10:26 Alpine Flight Updated [Cn]

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