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| Date: | Thursday 23 June 2011 |
| Time: | 16:43 LT |
| Type: |  Mig-29KUB |
| Owner/operator: | MiG Aircraft Corp. |
| Registration: | 947 |
| MSN: | 0111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan region -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Akhtubinsk Air Base (URWH) |
| Akhtubinsk Air Base (URWH) |
MiG-29KUB crashed near Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan: aircraft was on pre-delivery test flight prior to being handed over to the Indian Navy.
Two pilots confirmed dead: crew later named as Colonel Alexander Kruzhilin and Colonel Oleg Spichka, both MiG Aircraft Corporation Test Pilots
Sources:
http://www.forumavia.ru/forum/2/2/8428257581258374805581308838722_1.shtml?topiccount=1
http://web.archive.org/web/20170504131237/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/2011.htm#0706
www.scramble.nl (Scramble 388)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2011 09:28 | VAR | Added |
| 23-Jun-2011 11:03 | Poldi | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2011 13:35 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 23-Jun-2011 13:38 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jul-2011 01:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2011 20:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 12:34 | marko | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 11-Jun-2014 17:38 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2014 11:14 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 14-Jul-2021 08:45 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
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