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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Chengdu J-7M |
| Owner/operator: | China Air Force - 3rd Test Flight Wing |
| Registration: | 140 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chengdu, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed on take-off from its base at Chengdu after bird strike. Pilot Yibin SUN was killed.
Sources:
AFM AUG 2005, p76
http://dangjian.people.com.cn/n/2013/0821/c367806-22648795-3.html
http://m.cdylw.cn/cdylw/lsyml/lsymllb/329097825214fe2e015383ab44840173.shtml
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/kkB5T6RUbiwkNHLGcP6W9A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2021 12:59 | TB | Added |
| 05-Oct-2023 10:38 | RDV | Updated |
| 08-Oct-2024 06:33 | RDV | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2024 14:28 | RDV | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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