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| Date: | Monday 7 July 2003 |
| Time: | 11:28 |
| Type: |  MiG-23BN |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mianwalai Kalan -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Halwara Air Force Station |
| Halwara Air Force Station |
Crashed in a paddy field on the Zira-Talwandi road after the pilot F/L Nikhil Gupta ejected safely and minor injued. Abandoned by the pilot after unable to lower undercarriage.
Sources:
Scramble 291
http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=766
AFM SEP 2003/MAR 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2012 05:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2021 10:44 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2021 10:44 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-May-2021 08:22 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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