Incident MiG-21U-600 286,
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Date:Tuesday 29 August 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21U-600
Owner/operator:JG-3 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 286
MSN: 664616
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Forst (Lausitz) -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Cottbus
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
MiG-21U-600 of JG-3 crashed after engine failure. Major Rolf Fiedler and Major Heinz Stammberger ejected and landed at the outskirt of Forst (Lausitz) in a garden plot. The aircraft crashed in a wood on polish borderland.

Sources:

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20150125053226/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/MiG-21.htm
2. http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste3.htm
https://www.mil-airfields.de/de/preschen.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Aug-2012 03:42 TB Added
05-Aug-2012 12:31 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Jan-2020 14:56 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
29-Mar-2022 21:16 JF Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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