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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 1987 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Shenyang J-6 |
| Owner/operator: | China Air Force - Yuanmou Training Regiment |
| Registration: | 300 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yuanmou County, Chuxiong, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
After its pilot mistakenly turned on the afterburner during a training flight, one J-6 rear-ended another mid-air. The two military jets were destroyed, but their pilots bailed out and survived.
Pilot: Yongling XU
Sources:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%90%E5%8B%87%E5%87%8C
http://www.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-06/01/c_129033054.htm
http://www.ce.cn/aero/201303/25/t20130325_61188_1.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2023 05:00 | R.D.Viviana | Added |
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