MiG crashes in Upper Assam, pilot safe

[Haanzo]

NEW DELHI: A Mig-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Thursday crashed near Chabua in Upper Assam sending the IAF, which is already
reeling under series of air crashes, into a tizzy.

The pilot
of the aircraft, however, managed to eject out of the cockpit to safety, IAF sources said.

The type-77 aircraft, which took off from the Chabua airbase around 1400 hrs crashed immediately after take off near the airbase after it experienced a technical snag.

The aircraft, sources said, was on a training sortie when the mishap occurred, the sources said.

"The pilot reported the technical error to the airbase and later jettisoned the aircraft," an IAF source added.

The MiG-21 crash on Thursday is the sixth mishap this year. The IAF had lost a Kiran MK-II trainer aircraft of its Surya Kiran aerobatics team on Januray 21, a Sukhoi on April 30, a MiG-27 on May 15, a MiG-21 Byson on May 27, and an AN-32 on June 9.

MiG crashes in Upper Assam, pilot safe - India - The Times of India

unlucky year for IAF

 

[duhastmish]

Congratulation to all fellow the Indian members - that pilot is safe and more over - this another death trap is gone without taking life of brave soldier.

I hope this day come more often when these mig-21 crash every day without taking a life. Now i think a bloody maruti 800 has better machine than these flying coffins.

-- i am sorry but its more of frustration for - the reason we all know.
but again thank goodness a brave pilot is still alive and well deserving so.

 

[Haanzo]

Congratulation to all fellow the Indian members - that pilot is safe and more over - this another death trap is gone without taking life of brave soldier.

I hope this day come more often when these mig-21 crash every day without taking a life. Now i think a bloody maruti 800 has better machine than these flying coffins.

ive known you from a long time and i dont appreciate the tone of your post

 

[Screaming Skull]

Hi,

The Migs account for 2/3 of all the crashes in IAF. Here is a very neutral and candid interview aired on NDTV yesterday where former IAF chief Fali Major, who retired a couple of weeks ago, and Deepika Dadlani Serrao, wife of a fighter pilot killed in a Jaguar crash in 2007 join the discussion with Prannoy Roy.

Why do we have to still make do with MiGs?​

Why do we have to still make do with MiGs?

 

[Imran Khan]

i will say thank god pilot is safe to hell with MIG-21 its normal crash every week we read the news of MIG crash India but life of a human is important from any other thing.

 

[paritosh]

the number of crashes are rising up again...after a period of lull.
what i think is that...during the 80s when the threat of war with pakistan was greater...GoI got a lot of junk planes with cheap spares coming from the CIS states...which have caused a decreased lifetime resulting in the crashes we see.

 

[Xeric]

Another one, and counting!