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| Date: | Monday 24 July 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-21M |
| Owner/operator: | JG-7 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 498 |
| MSN: | 963304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 km NE of Eisenhüttenstadt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cottbus-Drewitz |
Mid-air collision at ca 10° opposite course with MiG-21M 507 due to error of the air traffic controller. Ltn R. Vetter ejected to safety.
Sources:
http://www.mig-21-online.de/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2012 09:31 | TB | Added |
| 06-Aug-2012 10:12 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2012 02:29 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2020 15:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 28-Mar-2022 08:48 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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