ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312224
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| Date: | Monday 8 May 2023 |
| Time: | c. 09:45 |
| Type: |  Hindustan MiG-21 Bison |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Registration: | CU2792 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Suratgarh Air Force Station (VI43) |
| Suratgarh Air Force Station (VI43) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An IAF Hindustan MiG-21 Bison, operated by 23 Squadron/35 Wing "Panthers" crashed into a house in Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, apparently after a technical malfunction, and three people on the ground were killed.
The pilot ejected and sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indian-air-force-mig-21-fighter-aircraft-crash-rajasthan-hanumangarh-deaths-8597464/
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/india/rajasthan-civilians-dead-as-mig-crashes-on-house/story
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-air-force-mig-21-fighter-aircraft-crashes-near-hanumangarh-in-rajasthan/articleshow/100064631.cms
Media:
#WATCH | Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed near Hanumangarh in Rajasthan. The aircraft had taken off from Suratgarh. The pilot is safe. More details awaited: IAF Sources pic.twitter.com/0WOwoU5ASi
— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2023
8日、🇮🇳✈インド空軍 第35航空団 第23飛行隊「パンサーズ」(スラトガル空軍基地)
— 名無しの政治将校＠自衛隊イベント禁断症状発症 (@bandainokairai1) May 8, 2023
・MiG-21 戦闘機〈CU2792〉
が、ラージャスターン州ハヌマンガ近郊に墜落し、地上の3名が死亡しました。ご冥福をお祈りします。
パイロットは脱出に成功し、無事です#週刊安全保障 #航空事故 pic.twitter.com/ypH0vOyzfy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2023 06:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-May-2023 06:38 | Anon. | Updated |
| 08-May-2023 08:31 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 08-May-2023 13:19 | RobertMB | Updated |
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