Mid-air collision Accident McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 80-0032,
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Date:Tuesday 7 January 1986
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic F15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF) 36TFW / 525TFS
Registration: 80-0032
MSN: 683 / C181
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rimschweller/Zweibrücken -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bitburg
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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.org
Hamburger Abendblatt 8 January 1986
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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]

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