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| Date: | Tuesday 7 August 1962 |
| Time: | 00:50 LT |
| Type: |  MiG-17F |
| Owner/operator: | JG-9 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 501 |
| MSN: | 1C0621 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Peenemünde Air Base |
| Peenemünde Air Base |
MiG-17F of JG-9 crashed in the Baltic Sea for unknown reason. ULtn Harry Deckert was killed. The body found 11 month later near Alt Reddevitz/Middelhagen, Rügen.
Sources:
http://home.snafu.de/veith/verluste9.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2012 11:27 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jan-2020 09:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 08:59 | JF | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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