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| Date: | Thursday 3 October 1968 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage IIIE |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 406 |
| MSN: | 406 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Piazzole, Corsica 20 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 13 Esc chasse |
Two Mirage IIIE crashed simultaneously in mountains at 1000 meters during an exercise in the Solenzara region. Both pilots killed.
Sources:
Le Monde 5 October 1968
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2020 20:52 | TB | Added |
| 29-Aug-2020 19:25 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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