Accident MiG-17 962,
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Date:Wednesday 30 May 1962
Time:12:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-17
Owner/operator:FAG-15 Luftstreitkräfte
Registration: 962
MSN: 54211898
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bad Muskau -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rothenburg Air Base
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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