Incident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL ,
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Date:Thursday 18 June 2009
Time:14:17
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force (IAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Chabua Air Force Base, Upper Assam -   India
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chabua Air Force Station (VECA)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff the pilot reported about technical malfunction and ejected.

Sources:

http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/latest-news/Another-Mig21-goes-down-6th-crash-in-six-months/478422/
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2009&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2009008
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jun-2009 10:49 krasatpi Added
06-Apr-2017 19:22 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Source]
25-Feb-2024 20:00 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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