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| Date: | Wednesday 11 September 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage IIIB |
| Owner/operator: | CEV |
| Registration: | 216 |
| MSN: | 216 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mont-de-Marsan BA 118, Landes 40 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Overturned at the end of the runway as it was about to take-off. Both pilots suffered serious injuries. Cap Georges Popov died. Airplane used at ground trainer.
Sources:
Le Monde 13 September 1963
https://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/MirageIII.html
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-mdm-popov
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 December 1973 | BD16 | Belgische Luchtmacht | 2 | nr Liège (Luik) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2020 14:08 | TB | Added |
| 29-Aug-2020 15:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Aug-2020 17:12 | TB | Updated [Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2020 17:32 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Sep-2020 13:53 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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