MiG-21 Crash: India's 'Flying Coffin' crashes again killing 2 pilots, Image Gallery - IN PICS
MiG-21 Bison crash: An Indian Air Force's MiG-21 fighter jet crashed in the Bhimda village of Barmer District, Rajasthan on July 28 night, killing both the pilots. Here's a look at the jet often called 'Flying Coffin' and 'Widow Maker'.
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 trainer fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan on July 28 night, killing two pilots Wing Commander M Rana and Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal. The incident took place around 9:10 PM on July 28 (Thursday) after the twin-seater MiG-21 trainer aircraft took off from the Utarlai air base in Rajasthan in the evening. Wing Commander Rana hailed from Himachal Pradesh and Flight Lieutenant Bal from Jammu, an IAF official said while releasing the names to the media on Friday. The two pilots were undertaking a training sortie near Barmer in the desert state.
MiG-21 Bison Fighter Jet
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MiG-21 Bison Fighter Jet
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MiG-21 Bison Fighter Jet
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MiG-21 Bison Fighter Jet
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The MiG-21 Bison is the first supersonic jet aircraft in the aviation history and also the most sold fighter jet in the world. While it’s more than 60 years old, the MiG-21 is still in service with the Indian Air Force with four active squadrons and has been updated to match generation 3 fighter jets.
MiG-21 Bison Fighter Jet
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With recent crash, the Indian Air Force has announced plans to retire another squadron of the MiG-21 Bison aircraft called the 51 Squadron based out of Srinagar air base which will retire on September 30. After this, only three squadrons of the planes would be left in service and would be phased out by the year 2025.
MiG-21 Bison Fighter Jet
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MiG-21 Bison Fighter Jet
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