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| Date: | Sunday 1 May 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-19 |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Degtyarka, west of Sverdlovsk -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Accidentally hit by Russian SAM during an all-out effort to shot down American U-2 (friendly fire).
The pilot ejected from the plane, but died from the injuries sustained.
Sources:
http://nvo.ng.ru/history/2002-05-17/5_ural.html
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-of-the-soviet-mig-19-pilot-shot-down-and-killed-by-soviet-sams-while-he-was-trying-to-intercept-the-already-destroyed-francis-gary-powers-u-2/
https://twitter.com/OnDisasters
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2009 01:30 | Joe D | Added |
| 26-May-2015 20:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-May-2020 08:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2020 08:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 03-May-2021 06:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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