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| Date: | Wednesday 9 June 2021 |
| Time: | 00:45 |
| Type: |  MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Bulgarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 39 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Shabla peninsula -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Graf Ignatievo Air Base |
| Graf Ignatievo Air Base |
A MiG-29 fighter jet of the Bulgarian Air Force has crashed during a military exercise into the sea off Shabla peninsula. Search operations are being conducted.
The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.novinite.com/articles/209951/Bulgaria%3A+Combat+Aircraft+Crashed+During+Shabla+21+Military+Exercise
https://www.novinite.com/articles/209985/Final+Version+of+MiG-29+Crash+Cause+Revealed+-+Pilot%27s+Failure+to+Maintain+Control
https://pl.sputniknews.com/swiat/2021061014376078-minister-obrony-bulgarii-odrzuca-mozliwosc-usterki-uzbrojenia-w-mig-29-sputnik/
https://bnt.bg/news/the-pilot-of-the-mig-29-fighter-aircraft-that-crashed-into-the-black-sea-did-not-survive-296088news.html
https://pan.bg/view_article-1-541343-major-valentin-terziev-e-letecyt-kojto-tyrsyat.html (Registration source)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2021 07:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Jun-2021 10:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2021 10:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Jun-2021 15:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2023 18:54 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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