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| Date: | Saturday 31 January 2015 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 km from Jamnagar AFS in Gujarat -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jamnagar AFS (VAJM) |
A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed due to a technical malfunction 20 km west of Jamnagar city on Saturday afternoon into a mangrove forest but its pilot managed to eject before the crash and landed safely.
Sources:
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mig-21-fighter-jet-crashes-in-gujarats-jamnagar-pilot-safe-736017
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2015&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2015002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2015 11:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Jan-2015 15:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2017 15:36 | JF | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2024 19:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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