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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 1968 |
| Time: | 22:43 |
| Type: |  MiG-21PF |
| Owner/operator: | Hungarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 1511 |
| MSN: | 761511 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cserénfa -
 Hungary
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 31 vre Taszár Air Base |
| 31 vre Taszár Air Base |
The plane took off for a night flight when all the lights in the cabin went out due to a short circuit. Later on, the battery and wires caught fire and smoke started in the cabin. The pilot tried to regain his orientation by dropping the cabin roof. Due to the invisible proximity to the ground, he eventually ejected from the continuously descending plane.
Major Miklós Balogh was not injured.
Sources:
Hungarian Military History Archive
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2023 20:54 | Monox | Added |
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