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| Date: | Tuesday 26 February 2019 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  MiG-21UM |
| Owner/operator: | Defensa Anti-Aérea y Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (DAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Güira de Melena -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
There are reports of a military crash in Cuba about 40 kilometers from Havana with no fatalities. The plane took fire in flight according witness. The 2 occupants ejected and survived.
Sources:
https://www.cubanet.org/noticias/avion-militar-accidente-aereo-cuba/
https://www.14ymedio.com/nacional/Cuba-accidente-avion-militar-Artemisa_0_2609139067.html
Media:
No se reportan víctimas en #accidente de #avionmilitar 🛩️ en #GüiraDeMelena, #Artemisa #Cuba Los tripulantes se catapultaron 💺y salieron con vida. Si no fuera por el avión roto diría que fue un ejercicio. Evidentemente nuestros militares están preparados para el peor escenario. pic.twitter.com/cewW8WuUQ4
— Glenda C. Boza Ibarra (@glendaboza) 26 février 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2019 20:11 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Feb-2019 20:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 26-Feb-2019 20:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 26-Feb-2019 20:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2019 22:03 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Embed code, ] |
| 27-Feb-2019 07:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Apr-2019 14:36 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Sep-2021 17:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
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