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| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-19S |
| Owner/operator: | 11.IAP Bulgarian Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gabrovnitsa Air Base -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gabrovnitsa Air Base (LBMG) |
| Gabrovnitsa Air Base (LBMG) |
On 27 June 1962 during a routine training flight, MiG-19S of 11.IAP crashed near Gabrovnitsa Air Base.
Captain Rumen Nikolov was killed.
Sources:
https://pan.bg/view_article-5-17855-zaginal-pri-izpylnenie-na-sluzhebnite-si-zadylzheniya-rumen-nikolov-ot-gabrovnica.html
https://pan.bg/view_article-53-542112-59-godini-ot-gibelta-na-kapitan-rumen-nikolov.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrovnitsa_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2023 10:26 | JF | Added |
| 15-Nov-2023 16:59 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Nov-2023 10:40 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
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