Bird strike Incident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21M ,
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Date:Friday 26 April 2002
Time:12:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21M
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force (IAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bambalwas, Rajasthan -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sirsa AFS (VISA) (12:00)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed due to engine failure after bird strike. F/O Paul ejected safely.

Sources:

AFM July 2002, p72
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
29-Sep-2011 10:51 Marko Added
20-Feb-2017 08:45 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
06-Dec-2019 09:30 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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