Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL , Friday 1 February 1980
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Date:Friday 1 February 1980
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
Owner/operator:3 Sqn IAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Kotla Hill -   India
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during ACM near Kotla Hills.

Sources:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=1980&qt=YR
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Feb-2017 15:22 JF Added
22-Feb-2017 10:12 JF Updated [Aircraft type, ]
08-Feb-2019 13:14 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, ]
14-Feb-2024 11:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator, ]

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