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| Date: | Saturday 23 June 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-21MF |
| Owner/operator: | JG-3 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 654 |
| MSN: | 96A5312 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Coswig, 15 km NW of Dresden -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Preschen Air Base (ETNR) |
| Preschen Air Base (ETNR) |
Collided with MiG-21MF 656 over Dresden. Captain Rolf Glatter ejected. MiG-21MF of JG-3 crashed in the city zone of Coswig, 15 km NW of Dresden.
Sources:
http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste3.htm
https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-preschen-430.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coswig%2C_Saxony
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2012 04:18 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jan-2020 14:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 30-Mar-2022 07:39 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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