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| Date: | Thursday 8 January 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-21PFM/SPS |
| Owner/operator: | JG-1 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 704 |
| MSN: | 94A4007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kolkwitz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cottbus Air Base (ETHT) |
| Cottbus Air Base (ETHT) |
MiG-21PFM/SPS stalled after takeoff when pilot attemped to close the not locked cabin canopy. Major Rainer Keilau was killed.
Sources:
http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste1.htm
http://68210.webhosting25.1blu.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=41
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2012 04:24 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jan-2020 10:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 29-Mar-2022 08:44 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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