Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis , Tuesday 4 January 2000
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Date:Tuesday 4 January 2000
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force - IAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Chandigarh -   India
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chandigarh AFS (VICG) / 21 SQN
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Pilot F/O A. Saini killed.

Sources:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2000&qacid=50&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
17-Feb-2017 07:35 JF Added
08-Feb-2019 14:24 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, ]
07-Apr-2021 13:27 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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