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| Date: | Thursday 27 May 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21M |
| Owner/operator: | 17 Sqn IAF |
| Registration: | C1539 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kargil -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Pakistan Air Defence. The pilot was killed and the body was handed over to India on 29 May 1999.
Sources:
http://indiandefence.com/threads/shooting-of-indian-migs-at-kargil.47668/
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=1999&qt=YR
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jul-2014 11:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2017 15:58 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 08-Feb-2019 17:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Feb-2024 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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