ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58101
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Date: | Thursday 27 May 1999 |
Time: | |
Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21M |
Owner/operator: | 17 Sqn IAF |
Registration: | C1539 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Kargil -
Pakistan
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Shot down by Pakistan Air Defence. The pilot was killed and the body was handed over to India on 29 May 1999.
Sources:
http://indiandefence.com/threads/shooting-of-indian-migs-at-kargil.47668/ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=1999&qt=YR http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20171024011617/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Fishbed.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Jan-2009 11:55 |
ASN archive |
Added |
09-Jul-2014 11:39 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
15-Feb-2017 15:58 |
JF |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
08-Feb-2019 17:31 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
25-Feb-2024 20:09 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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