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| Date: | Tuesday 9 April 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-7B |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | near Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Akhtubinsk Air Base (XRWH) |
| Akhtubinsk Air Base (XRWH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during test flight. Test Pilot Major Vladimir Grotsky was killed.
Sources:
http://www.testpilot.ru/memo/60/grotskiy.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2020 10:46 | JF | Added |
| 12-Mar-2020 10:51 | JF | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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