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| Date: | Tuesday 7 January 1986 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0061 |
| MSN: | 607 / C130 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rimschweiler/Zweibrücken -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USAF Bitburg |
Midair collision between USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 79-0061 and 80-0032 over Zweibrücken. Both crashed. One person (60) on the ground killed.
Sources:
Flight International 16 May 1987
Weser-Kurier 8 January 1986, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2010 13:39 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2018 21:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2025 15:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
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