Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL , Thursday 1 March 1973
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Date:Thursday 1 March 1973
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force - IAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -   India
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in 1 vs 1 air combat.

Sources:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=1973&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=1973031

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Mar-2017 10:10 JF Added
15-Feb-2024 21:49 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ]

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