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| Date: | Friday 13 September 2024 |
| Time: | c. 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros |
| Owner/operator: | Bulgarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 207 |
| MSN: | 035207 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Graf Ignatievo Air Base (LBPG) -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Graf Ignatievo Air Base (LBPG) |
| Graf Ignatievo Air Base (LBPG) |
A Bulgarian AF Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros crashed during display training near Graf Ignatievo Air Base (LBPG).
Both pilots perished and the aircraft was destroyed.
The airshow was cancelled.
Sources:
https://bnt.bg/news/miltary-aircraft-crashed-during-air-show-rehearsal-at-graf-ignatievo-air-base-video-331898news.html
https://sofiaglobe.com/2024/09/13/bulgaria-cancels-military-air-show-after-l-39-jet-crashes/
https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/742371-military-aircraft-crashes-near-graf-ignatievo-air-base-two-pilots-die
https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/742145-two-officer-pilots-perish-in-military-aircraft-crash-at-graf-ignatievo-air-base
https://www.flugzeugforum.de/threads/l-39-absturz-graf-ignatievo.104930/
https://gagadget.com/media/cache/61/b8/61b84f936e7be2fc35ddaad37cbf6a77.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
Video of the crash of an Aero L-39 Albatros military aircraft near the Graf Ignatievo air base in Bulgaria during preparations for an air show yesterday has been released
— Newspaper articles collection (@NewsArticleColl) September 14, 2024
Both pilots on board the plane died in the crash. pic.twitter.com/xbA4PCE5jm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2024 10:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Sep-2024 11:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 13-Sep-2024 11:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Category, ] |
| 14-Sep-2024 06:52 | Anon. | Updated [Time, ] |
| 14-Sep-2024 16:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 14-Sep-2024 16:49 | RobertMB | Updated |
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