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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 2006 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  MiG-29UB |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 km off the coast of Jamnagaran -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bhuj AFS (VABJ) |
| Bhuj AFS (VABJ) |
During a routine sortie from Bhuj crashed on the uninhabited Pirotan island, 40 km off the coast of Jamnagaran.
Both pilots ejected safely.
Sources:
Scramble 326
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1660880&language=en
http://web.archive.org/web/20171122191210/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/India.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2019 12:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2020 17:51 | JF | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Apr-2020 19:59 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 28-Dec-2021 09:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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