ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47051
Last updated: 27 September 2020
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| Date: | 15-MAR-1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop RF-5A |
| Owner/operator: | Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | AZ-A/109 |
| C/n / msn: | RFG1010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kjørull/Nissedal -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rygge MAS |
| Rygge MAS |
Went from Rygge on a combined interdict/ACM mission with another F-5A (112) and they collided over Bjørnliheia in Nissedal in Telemark at an altitude of 17000 feet. The pilot captain Elling Weme-Nilsen (chief of the B-wing at the 717 Squadron) was killed.
Sources:
https://www.ditudo.com/?utm_source=newikis.com&utm_medium=referral
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Nov-2015 19:54 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2017 08:04 | whiteshark | Updated [Registration] |
| 30-Sep-2017 15:04 | whiteshark | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2017 16:22 | Whiteshark | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
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