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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1999 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Srinagar AFS (VISR) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Srinagar AFS (VISR) |
No.1 in a two aircraft take off. Responded to a misguided 'Eject' Call given by the ATC to the Pilot who was the No.2.
No.2 in a two aircraft take off. Pilot was too close to No.1 and lost control in the slipstream and crashed after take off. Pilot killed. ATC called out for him to eject. No1 in the formation responded to the wrong call and ejected.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=382
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=383
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2017 09:08 | JF | Added |
| 08-Feb-2019 14:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Feb-2024 12:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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