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| Date: | Wednesday 6 October 1976 |
| Time: | 13:51 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | J-1615 |
| MSN: | 825 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langenbruck, BL -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSME |
| LSME |
Collided with the terrain. The Venom exploded killing the pilot. It was a low flying training and the pilot started in Emmen - LSME. The accident was observed by another Venom.
Sources:
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/Basis-e.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 1965 | J-1615 | Swiss Air Force | 0 | Piz Alun, GR | |
sub |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2011 10:27 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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