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| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 1962 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  MiG-17 |
| Owner/operator: | FAG-15 Luftstreitkräfte |
| Registration: | 962 |
| MSN: | 54211898 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bad Muskau -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rothenburg Air Base |
MiG-17 of FAG-15 crashed on polish territory. Commander of FAG-15, Colonel Leander Ratz was killed.
Sources:
http://home.snafu.de/veith/fag-15.htm
https://home.snafu.de/veith/FAG-25.htm#Ratz
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2012 09:48 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jan-2020 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 10:24 | JF | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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