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IAF's MiG-21 aircraft overshoots Srinagar airport’s runway, pilot evacuated safely
India | Sep 20, 2016, 02:09 PM ISTA Mig-21 Bison aircraft of Indian Air Force today overshot the runway of Srinagar airport while landing.
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Speaker angry at BJP MP for saying women fear flying MiG-21s
National | May 06, 2016, 01:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP chief whip in Lok Sabha Arjun Ram Meghwal today faced the ire of the Speaker for saying that women are afraid of flying MiG-21 fighters due to its high accident rate.
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MiG-21 crashes near Jamnagar in Gujarat, pilot safe
India | Jan 31, 2015, 04:53 PM ISTJamnagar(Guj): A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Bed village in Jamnagar district today while the pilot managed to eject safely, police said.“A MiG-21 crashed at Rasoolnagar area near Bed
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After 32 years, first Light Combat Aircraft likely to be handed over to IAF today
India | Jan 17, 2015, 02:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Thirty-two years after the project was sanctioned, the first of the indigenously-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is finally expected to be handed over to the IAF today.This will be the start of
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MiG 21 crashes near Mirhama in South Kashmir, pilot dead
India | May 27, 2014, 12:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, killing the pilot.Police said here that the IAF MiG-21 fighter plane crashed in Marhama (Bijbehara) village
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IAF's golden machine MiG-21 flies into history
India | Dec 11, 2013, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: One of the first variants of the MiG 21 combat aircraft, which dealt severe blows to Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 war, flew into the annals of history on Dec 11. The
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MiG-21 fighter crashes in Gujarat, pilot safe
India | Nov 24, 2012, 03:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 24: A MiG-21 Bison combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday crashed near Naliya in Gujarat, the second such accident this year. The pilot is safe.The lone pilot, a wing
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Rat snake aboard MiG-21, IAF calls in a snake catcher
India | Sep 21, 2012, 01:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 21: A live snake was discovered on a MiG-21 fighter after it returned from a training sortie somewhere in the Northeast (date not disclosed) and the Indian Air Force had to call
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Syrian pilot defects to Jordan with plane
World | Jun 21, 2012, 07:46 PM ISTJordan, Jun21: A Syrian fighter pilot on a training mission flew his MiG-21 warplane to Jordan on Thursday and asked for political asylum, the first defection of an air force pilot with his plane during
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MiG-21 Crashes In Haryana, Pilot Safe
India | Dec 02, 2011, 05:07 PM ISTSirsa, Haryana, Dec 2: A MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force today crashed in a field near here shortly after take off, but the pilot ejected safely. The plane was on a
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MiG Crashes Due to Pilots' Inexperience, Says IAF Chief
India | Oct 08, 2011, 04:54 PM ISTHindon (Ghaziabad), Oct 8: The Indian Air Force (IAF) today said most of the recent MiG-21 crashes have been caused due to inexperience of young pilots in handling the aircraft.“Unfortunately except for one case, the
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IAF MiG-21 Crashes In Rajasthan, Pilot Ejects Safely
India | Oct 07, 2011, 02:41 PM ISTJaipur, Oct 7 : A MiG-21 combat aircraft of the IAF today crashed near Uttarlai airport in Rajasthan's Barmer district but the pilot ejected safely.The plane was on a routine sortie and the incident occured
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MiG-21 Crashes In Rajasthan's Bikaner District, Pilot Dies
India | Aug 02, 2011, 08:47 PM ISTBikaner, August 2: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft on Tuesday crashed soon after taking off from Naal airfield in Rajasthan's Bikaner district killing the pilot.”The pilot ejected but died due to injuries sustained by him,” defence