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| Date: | Thursday 18 June 2009 |
| Time: | 14:17 |
| 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: | near Chabua Air Force Base, Upper Assam -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chabua Air Force Station (VECA) |
Shortly after takeoff the pilot reported about technical malfunction and ejected.
Sources:
http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/latest-news/Another-Mig21-goes-down-6th-crash-in-six-months/478422/
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2009&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2009008
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2009 10:49 | krasatpi | Added |
| 06-Apr-2017 19:22 | JF | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 25-Feb-2024 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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