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| Date: | Monday 15 October 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Owner/operator: | Yemen Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | al-Annad air base in the southern province of Lahj -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | al-Annad air base |
| al-Annad air base |
The MiG-21 aircraft crashed Monday inside al-Annad air base in the southern province of Lahj due to technical failure.
It said the jet's pilot, Col. Atiq al-Akhali, was killed and a trainee was injured.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/10/15/4336872/yemen-russian-jetfighter-crashes.html]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2012 07:50 | krasatpi | Added |
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