ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139036
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| Date: | Monday 1 September 2008 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | 28 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 50 miles west of Jamnagar AFS -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jamnagar-Govardhanpur Airport (JGA/VAJM) |
| Jamnagar-Govardhanpur Airport (JGA/VAJM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in the Arabian Sea off Jamnagar, around noon on Monday but the pilot managed to eject safely. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Dheer, was on a solo training sortie when the twin-engine fighter developed ''some snag'' 50 miles west of Jamnagar airbase at 11.50 am.
Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/?referral=PM
http://web.archive.org/web/20171122191210/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/India.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2011 08:24 | Marko | Added |
| 19-Oct-2011 03:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 15:43 | JF | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:00 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2024 11:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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