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| Date: | Wednesday 17 August 1966 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage IVA |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 35 |
| MSN: | 35 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bourges, Cher 18 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saint Dizier |
| BA Avord |
Accident when airport lightning failed in the night 17/18 August. Crew ejected.
Sources:
La Stampa 28 August 1966, p14
ABC (Madrid) 19 August 1966, p35
La Nacion 19 August 1966, p16
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_IV#cite_note-61
Le Monde 20 August
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 1980 | BA35 | Belgische Luchtmacht | 0 | Bierset AFB, Liège |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2016 16:31 | TB | Added |
| 06-Mar-2016 21:17 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 19-Dec-2016 18:07 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 12:12 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 29-Aug-2020 19:11 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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