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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: | 80-0032 |
| MSN: | 683 / C181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rimschweiler/Zweibrücken -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bitburg |
Midair collision with McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 79-0061 over Zweibrücken. Both jets crashed. Pilot CPT Craig D. Lovelady and one person on the ground killed and one seriously injured.
Sources:
Ejection History
Hamburger Abendblatt 8 January 1986
https://www.crouze.com/baugher/usaf_serials/1980.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2010 13:38 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2011 08:36 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2018 21:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2025 15:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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