ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57678
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 June 2003 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sinadari Barmer District -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Uttarlai AFS (VIUT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A MiG-21bis aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed shortly after take off from Uttarlai Air Base in Rajasthan killing the pilot. IAF sources said the aircraft caught fire soon after take off and plunged into a nearby field in Barmer.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2003&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2003006
Scramble 291
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Mar-2017 16:49 | JF | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2019 08:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2024 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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