ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60209
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| Date: | Thursday 20 March 1997 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage IIIRS |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | R-2101 |
| MSN: | 0005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ste-Croix, VD -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSMD |
| LSMD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Mirage carried out a recon training mission in the Jura mountains alone and flew into the terrain about one kilometer north of Ste-Croix, probably due to the very bad weather with low clouds in this area. The pilot was killed.
This was the only loss of an Mirage IIIRS of the Swiss Air Force.
Sources:
https://www.admin.ch/cp/d/1997Mar21.103340.7490@idz.bfi.admin.ch.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2010 03:08 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2011 10:58 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
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