Tag: 33 Fatalities Military Aviation Accident
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On This Day In 1997, Two Military Jets Collided Over the Atlantic Off Namibia, Killing All 33 People After a Fatal Breakdown in Altitude Separation
On 13 September 1997, one of the deadliest military aviation accidents over southern Africa unfolded about 65 nautical miles west of Namibia. A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M, operating as GAF 074, and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141B Starlifter, REACH 4201, collided in mid-air at approximately 35,000 feet. All 33 people aboard the…
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