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| Date: | Friday 30 April 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikojan-Gurevich MiG-21U |
| Owner/operator: | North Vietnamese Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tam Dao mountains, Thai Nguyen -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The military jet crashed into the mountains under unknown circumstances. Both Vietnamese and Russian pilot died in the crash.
Human remains of the deceased were discovered on 28 September 2018.
Sources:
https://vietnamnews.vn/society/466851/remains-of-pilots-found-47-years-after-plane-crash.html#lCrfy2DHmerRzO0D.97
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2018 12:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Sep-2018 12:54 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2018 05:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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