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| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 1971 |
| Time: | 15:32 |
| Type: |  MiG-21M |
| Owner/operator: | JG-9 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 555 |
| MSN: | 960408 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flugplatz Garz/Heringsdorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Flugplatz Garz/Heringsdorf | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during aerobatic on approach during return from a bombing exercise. Hptm Ulrich Handke.
Sources:
http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste9.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2012 11:37 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jan-2020 14:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 27-Mar-2022 22:24 | JF | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2022 10:33 | JF | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 30-Jun-2022 11:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Jun-2022 11:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-May-2025 12:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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