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| Date: | Tuesday 12 March 1968 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  MiG-21F-13 |
| Owner/operator: | Hungarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 2317 |
| MSN: | 742317 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bakonyszentlászló -
 Hungary
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 47. vre Pápa Air Base |
| 47. vre Pápa Air Base |
Due to unmethodical planning, the when downward cloud breaking throughwas in a complicated situation. The aircraft crashed into the side of a railway embankment in an almost vertical position.
First Lieutenant Péter Ötvös died.
Sources:
Hungarian military history archive
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2023 20:06 | Monox | Added |
| 24-Dec-2023 08:11 | Monox | Updated |
| 12-Oct-2025 06:49 | Monox | Updated [Damage, ] |
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