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| Date: | Monday 5 February 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-23M |
| Owner/operator: | 32 GvIAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shatalovo Air Base |
| Shatalovo Air Base |
On 05 February 1973 during formation flying training, two MiG-23M of 32 GvIAP collided in mid-air and crashed near Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast.
Deputy Commander of 32.GvIAP, Mayor Nikolai Alekseevich Rumyantsev was killed.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatalovo_(air_base)
http://www.bvvaul.ru/profiles/3483.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2023 09:53 | JF | Added |
| 02-Dec-2023 19:08 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Dec-2023 19:08 | JF | Updated |
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