Accident MiG-17F 978,
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Date:Tuesday 19 October 1965
Time:11:58 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-17F
Owner/operator:JG-2 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 978
MSN: 1C0828
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Trollenhagen -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Neubrandenburg Air Base (EDBN)
Destination airport:Neubrandenburg Air Base (EDBN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with MiG-17F 921. Major Albin Nowotny attempted emergency landing with control problems, but hit earth wall, overturned and died. Second MiG-17 with Major Johannes Köhler was damaged and made safe emergency landing.

Sources:

http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste2.htm
30 Jahre Starten und Landen

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Aug-2012 05:51 TB Added
11-Mar-2014 15:46 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Mar-2014 15:53 TB Updated [Location]
06-Jan-2020 14:49 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
29-Mar-2022 13:57 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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