Mid-air collision Accident Dassault Mirage 2000N 308/4-CD, Monday 7 April 1997
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Date:Monday 7 April 1997
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIR2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage 2000N
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: 308/4-CD
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône 13 -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:EC3/4
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mid-air collision over sea between two Dassault Mirage 2000N aircraft, 302 and 308. Both aircraft crashed but all four crew members ejected safely.

Sources:

Scramble 216
Air Forces Monthly June 1997
Delta Crash

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jan-2012 11:50 harro Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
29-Sep-2018 17:04 JF Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, ]
25-Dec-2019 19:52 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
21-Oct-2020 13:34 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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