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| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1965 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13 |
| Owner/operator: | JG-3 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 649 |
| MSN: | 741925 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Preschen Air Base -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Preschen Air Base |
| Preschen Air Base |
MiG-21F-13 of JG-3 crashed into forest after engine malfunction on final approach. OLtn J. Kretschmar survived injured.
Sources:
http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste3.htm
http://www.mig-21-online.de/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2012 06:27 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jan-2020 11:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 14-Mar-2022 21:01 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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