MiG 21

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MiG-21

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Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
13th September 1963	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 2004 652	JG‑8	Engine failure. Crashed Zechin, Germany	Maj. W.Biattner Kdr.JG, ejected		SK-1
30th September 1963	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 2010 710	JG‑8	Training Flight. Technical problem. Crashed Germany	Hptm. Horst Hubert		SK-1
1st October 1964	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 1605 721		Technical problem. Crashed Oertzhof, Germany	Lt. W.Seidel ejected		SK-1
13th December 1964	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	741523 626	JG‑8	Aileron problems, circled over Strabourg before crashing, Germany	Olt. Volkmar Seipt ejected		SK-1
18th April 1965	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 2011 654	JG‑8	Crashed, Germany	Lt. K.Dressel		SK-1
25th June1965	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	761002 835	JG‑8	Technical problem. Crashed Polen, Germany	Olt Klaus‑Dieter Conrad ejected		SK-1
30th June 1965	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	761003 837	JG‑8	Technical problem. Crashed Germany	Ltn Walter Ludwig ejected		SK-1
27th July 1965	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 1003 617	JG‑3	Technical problem. Crashed Dobern, Germany	Lt. J.Ebert ejected		SK-1
13th August 1965	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	741603 631	JG‑9	Crashed, Germany	Maj Gunther Schmidt ejected at 500m		SK-1
5th May 1966	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	761104 881	JG‑1	Crashed Polen, Germany	Ltn Klaus Sinner ejected		SK-1
14th October 1966	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	760915 874	3/JG‑9	Power loss.	Olt Erich Neumann ejected		SK-1
22nd October 1966	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 1708 790	JG‑3	Crashed, Germany	Lt. Gerd Schneider ejected		SK-1
7th August 1967	DDR	MIG‑21 SPS	4508 838	JG‑8	Bird strike. Crashed Klosterdorf , Germany	Hpt Gunter Schulz ejected		KM-1
11th August 1967	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	760515 814	JG‑9	Technical problem. Crashed Burow, Germany	Olt A. Wolters ejected		SK-1
16th August 1967	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 1613 699	JG‑3	Crashed Volksrepublik Polen Germany	Olt. Horst Schutz ejected		SK-1
27th September 1967	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 1918 633	JG‑3	Crashed Volksrepublik Polen Germany	Olt. Wolfgang Viertel ejected		SK-1
12th October 1967	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 2005 702		Technical problem. Crashed Werkstattflug, Germany	Hptm. Peter Junge ejected		SK-1
7th December 1967	DDR	MIG‑21 SPS	5514 932	JG‑1	Fatal crash near Kalkwitz, Germany	Ltn. J. Leitner ejected but was killed		KM-1
20th July 1968	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	6504 972	JG‑9	Over water. Crashed Germany	Hpt H.Schubert ejected		KM-1
4th August 1968	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	761114 913	JG‑2	Technical problem. Crashed Tetzleben, Germany	Ltn H. Bittkau ejected		SK-1
10th August 1968	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 0904 620	JAG‑15	Crashed Ullersdorf, Germany	OS J.Arnold ejected		SK-1
16th December 1968	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	6805 990	3./JG‑9	incorrect flight approach. Aircraft flew on for 30 km crashing into a forest, Germany	Hpt G. Bucher ejected		KM-1
29th January 1969	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	6707 432	1/JG‑9	Problems on take-off. Crashed Germany	Hpt. C. Gunther ejected		KM-1
16th April 1969	DDR	MiG‑21U	663818 279	JG‑3	Lightning strike. Polen, Germany	Hptm Wolfgang Viertel ejected stranded in a tree		SK-1
16th April 1969	DDR	MiG‑21U	663818 279	JG‑3	Lightning strike. Polen, Germany	Hptm Manfred Biskup Ejected		SK-1
29th April 1969	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	760611 830	Jg‑2	Technical problem. Crashed Padderow, Germany	Major. P. Schonherr ejected		SK-1
10th May 1969	DDR	MiG‑21U	661019 253	JG‑3	Control loss. Crashed Kolzig, Germany	Hptm R. Sternitzky ejected		SK-1
10th May 1969	DDR	MiG‑21U	661019 253	JG‑3	Control loss. Crashed Kolzig, Germany	Hptm D. Hartig ejected		SK-1
25th August 1971	DDR	MiG‑21U	661116 249	JAG‑15	Engine failure. Crashed ErdschieBen, Polen, Germany	Hptm Wolfgang Worm ejected		SK-1
25th August 1971	DDR	MiG‑21U	661116 249	JAG‑15	Engine failure. Crashed ErdschieBen, Polen, Germany	OS Lutz Gerloff ejected		SK-1
29th August 1972	DDR	MiG‑21U	664616 286	JG‑3	Engine failure due to faulty pump. Crashed Polen, Germany	Major Rolf Fiedler ejected		SK-1
29th August 1972	DDR	MiG‑21U	664616 286	JG‑3	Engine failure due to faulty pump. Crashed Polen, Germany	Major Heinz Stammberger ejected		SK-1
10th February 1973	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	6502 970	JG‑9	undercarriage failure	Olt Hermann Böttger ejected		KM-1
10th May 1973	DDR	MIG‑21 SPS	4612 789	1./JG‑7	Oppelhausen, Germany	Mj Heinz Miska ejected		KM-1
14th May 1973	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	6809 998	JG‑9	Technical problem. Crashed Insel Vilm, Germany	Olt Hans‑Jürgen Bürgel ejected		KM-1
9th July 1973	DDR	MiG‑21U	661018 255	JAG‑15	Test flight ??? Throttle lever jammed, engine remained in afterburner. Crashed Steinbach, Germany	Olt Hans Gerhard Voigt ejected but killed as parachute tangled with seat		SK-1
9th July 1973	DDR	MiG‑21U	661018 255	JAG‑15		?????		SK-1
1st August 1973	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	6706 431	1/JG‑9	Crashed Zempin, Germany	Olt Ingbert Ullrich ejected.		KM-1
25th March1974	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	760603 818	1./JG‑2	Technical problem, defective fuel pump. Crashed Trollenhagen, Germany	Hpt Dieter Bittkau ejected		SK-1
20th June 1974	DDR	MiG‑21U	662516 263	JAG‑15	Crashed, Germany	Olt Falko Rose ejected		SK-1
20th June 1974	DDR	MiG‑21U	662516 263	JAG‑15	Crashed, Germany	OS Wolfgang Kilian ejected		SK-1
23rd January 1976	DDR	MIG‑21 SPS	5515 933	3/JG‑1	Polen, Germany	Olt. Hartmut Thurm ejected		KM-1
11th May 1976	DDR	MiG‑21U	662618 271	JAG‑15	Heavy landing, Germany	Hptm Wolfgang Schonberg did he eject ???	did he survive	SK-1
11th May 1976	DDR	MiG‑21U	662618 271	JAG‑15	Heavy landing, Germany	OS Lutz Koppe ejected at low level fate ????		SK-1
12th October 1977	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 1609 759	???	Crashed, Germany	OSL Waldemar Goetze ejected		SK-1
19th January 1978	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	7302 567	JG‑1	Crashed, Germany	Olt Hans‑Dietmar Dohrmann ejected		KM-1
23rd March 1978	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	6711 446	JG‑1	Fatal crash Dreibruck, Germany	Mj. Carsten Dittrich ejected at 1100km/h and was killed		KM-1
26th May 1978	DDR	MiG‑21 F‑13	74 0912 672	JAG‑15 ???	Crashed Drehsa, Germany	OS Uwe Goerz ejected 200m		SK-1
27th April 1982	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	6810 999	JG‑2	Technical problems in take-off. Crashed Woggersin, Germany	Ltn Jurgen Somnitz ejected		KM-1
30th December 1983	DDR	MIG‑21 SPS	4501 778	JAG‑15	Technical problem. Crashed Nochten, Germany	Osl Andreas Peter ejected		KM-1
25th April 1984	DDR	MiG‑21 SPS‑K	7301 674	JG‑1	undercarriage damage. Crashed Schweinitz, Germany	Lt Frank Becker ejected		KM-1
29th August 1986	DDR	MIG‑21 PFM	760513 809	JG‑2	Engine problems. Crashed Klein Dratow, Germany	OSL Peter Josek ejected		SK-1
8th March 1990	DDR	MIG‑21 SPS	5601 935	JAG‑15	Engine fire. Crashed Lodenau, Germany	OS Schopke ejected		KM-1
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	DDR	MiG‑21U						SK-1
	DDR	MiG‑21U						SK-1

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