ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222337
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 February 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hindustan MiG-21bisUPG |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Registration: | CU2328 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Azad Jammu & Kashmir -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
According Pakistani military spokesman, a MiG 21 combat airplane operated by Indian Air Force was shot down after entering Pakistani airspace and it landed in Pakistani side of Kashmir. The pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan, was captured and was shown in officially released videos.
India later admitted losing one of its airplanes and its pilot missing. India asked for safe return of its pilot.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47383634
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistan-says-it-has-shot-down-two-indian-jets-in-its-airspace/2019/02/27/054461a2-3a5b-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html?utm_term=.e53f9eef31eb
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/world/asia/kashmir-india-pakistan-aircraft.html
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Zfid_XcAE_LR4.jpg
https://twitter.com/MoIB_Official/status/1100651537532157952
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2019 15:42 | zpack | Added |
| 27-Feb-2019 15:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Feb-2019 22:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Feb-2019 22:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration] |
| 25-Feb-2024 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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