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| Date: | Friday 26 April 2002 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21M |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bambalwas, Rajasthan -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sirsa AFS (VISA) (12:00) |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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