Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis C2084, Monday 1 November 2004
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Date:Monday 1 November 2004
Time:21:40
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: C2084
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:9 km from the Nal-Bikaner AFS -   India
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nal-Bikaner AFS (VIBK)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed due to engine failure near Bikaner Canasaur after take-off from Nal-Bikaner AFS (VIBK). Pilot F/O S. Mitra ejected safely.

Sources:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2004&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2004017
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20171024011617/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Fishbed.html
Scramble 332

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
28-Mar-2017 06:51 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Aug-2021 18:31 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, ]
23-Aug-2021 18:31 TB Updated [Source, ]

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