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  IAF's MiG-21 aircraft overshoots Srinagar airport’s runway, pilot evacuated safely

  India | September 20, 2016 14:09 IST

  A 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 13:26 IST

  New 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 | January 31, 2015 16:53 IST

  Jamnagar(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 | January 17, 2015 14:24 IST

  New 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 IST

  New 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 | December 11, 2013 18:49 IST

  New 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 | November 24, 2012 15:56 IST

  New 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 | September 21, 2012 13:34 IST

  New 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 | June 21, 2012 19:46 IST

  Jordan, 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 | December 02, 2011 17:07 IST

  Sirsa, 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 | October 08, 2011 16:54 IST

  Hindon (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 | October 07, 2011 14:41 IST

  Jaipur, 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 | August 02, 2011 20:47 IST

  Bikaner, 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