Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27ML , Wednesday 15 November 2000
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Date:Wednesday 15 November 2000
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27ML
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force - IAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Jalpaiguri district -   India
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hashimara AB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in Hantapara tea gardens. Sqn Ldr Sandeep Bhatele ejected safely.

Sources:

Scramble 260
AFM January 2001, p75

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
17-May-2019 12:57 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Dec-2020 20:13 Anon. Updated [Narrative, ]

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