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| Date: | Friday 23 May 2008 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bagdogra AFS (VEBD) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bagdogra Airport (IXB/VEBD) |
Emergency belly landing on Bagdogra AFS following a fault in the undercarriage (Nose gear). Caught fire on groundwhile landing at high speed.
Sources:
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2008&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2008006
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080524/jsp/siliguri/story_9312393.jsp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2017 17:09 | JF | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2024 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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