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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fouga CM170R Magister |
| Owner/operator: | Israeli Defence Force (IDF) |
| Registration: | 260 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | See of Galilee -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tel Nof |
The military jet crashed into the see, obviously suffering a technical malfuntion. Both occupants died in the crash. The body of one deceased pilot is still missing. On Tuesday 6 November 2018 it was announced that his body had been found.
Sources:
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=16423
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/188059-181106-body-of-missing-israeli-air-force-pilot-found-after-56-years-of-searching
http://iaf.org.il/4444-46190-en/IAF.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2014 13:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Mar-2014 13:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Nov-2018 16:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2018 18:28 | JF | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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