Accident Dassault Mirage 5COA FAC3025, Monday 21 August 1972
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Date:Monday 21 August 1972
Time:07:48
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage 5COA
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: FAC3025
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Palanquero AB -   Colombia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Cap Guillemo Diaz Munoz seriously injured, died next day.

Sources:

Scramble 299+412
El Tiempo 22 August 1972, p1+2B/23 August 1972, lastC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Sep-2013 07:45 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
25-Feb-2014 18:43 TB Updated [Date, Time, Location, Source, ]
08-Nov-2024 15:09 TB Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ]

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