Accident Dassault Mirage IIIE 406,
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Date:Thursday 3 October 1968
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage IIIE
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: 406
MSN: 406
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Piazzole, Corsica 20 -   France
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:13 Esc chasse
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two Mirage IIIE crashed simultaneously in mountains at 1000 meters during an exercise in the Solenzara region. Both pilots killed.

Sources:

Le Monde 5 October 1968
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Aug-2020 20:52 TB Added
29-Aug-2020 19:25 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]

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