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| Date: | Monday 9 September 2002 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  MiG-21UPG |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chour Mastpur village -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ambala air force station |
Crashed obviously due to a technical malfunction of the plane. The pilot S/L Rajan Nangia ejected safely, but entangled in electrical pole on landing. MiG-21-93.
Sources:
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020910/main4.htm
AFM November 2002, p72/MAR 2003/APR 2004 (photo from salvation)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2015 11:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jan-2020 20:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2020 15:40 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 08-Dec-2020 15:40 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 19-May-2021 07:35 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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