An Indian MiG-21 Bison aircraft experienced a major technical malfunction and crash-landed in Rajasthan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) reported on Wednesday.
According to a tweet by the IAF, the pilot managed to eject safely and there was no loss of life. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
The incident took place at about 8:30 pm. IAF sources told ANI that despite the tough conditions in the night training sortie, the pilot tried to save his aircraft and tried to land it safely at the airbase nearby.
The Indian Air Force has lost 27 aircraft, including 15 fighter jets and helicopters, in crashes since 2016, according to the Indian defence minister.
India obtained the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau-made MiG-21 Bisons in 1961. It has a max speed of 2230 km/hr (Mach 2.1) and carries one 23mm twin-barrel cannon with four R-60 close combat missiles.
IT IS A FACT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THAT THE INDIAN STATE IS NOW SHIFTING ITS PROCUREMENT TO THE EU – AND THIS HAS ALSO COINCIDED WITH SOME UNEXPLAINED MIG 29 CRASHES (RECENTLY) ON RUSSIAN CARRIERS – AND THE FACT THAT A FEW YEARS AGO ,THE USAF BOUGHT 12 – RUSSIAN MIG 29s – from a EASTERN EU nation –AND HAS DISSECTED THE MIGS (with GERMAN AID)
INDIAN MIGs crash at the minimum once in 60-90 days – and not in border areas,PLAF crashes Indian Sukhois and Choppers at will in the North East – especially in Arunachal and Sikkim – by EMP and EW – for which Indians have no Counter measures.In essence,the PLAF is conversant with all the IAF and ADS platforms in the Eastern Theatre.
AND PLAF is using its own Jets made for their specific needs – and no IAF pilot has even a reasonable idea about the capabilities of the latest Chinese Jets and the skills of their pilots.And the IAF will learn soon, the hard way.
IAF has perfected the art of crashing MIGs and still ensuring that the Pilots do NOT die !
Data on IAF crashes in India is TOP SECRET and no one knows how and why the planes crash !
IN THE CONTEXT OF LARGE NUMBER OF MIG CRASHES W.R.T MIGs MADE BY HAL – WHEREIN THE IAF HAS ACCUSED THE HAL OF POOR QUALITY AND THE HAL HAS ACCUSED THE IAF OF INEPTITUDE AND POOR TRAINING – IT MIGHT BE NOTED THAT ALMOST ALL EU/US AND RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT SUPPLIERS HAVE REFUSED TO ALLOW HAL TO DO A LICENSED MANUFACTURE IN INDIA
• THIS IS A TESTIMONY TO THE DEFENSE MANUFACTURING IN INDIA AND THE FACT THAT FOREIGN AIRCRAFT MAKERS DO NOT WANT TO DAMAGE THEIR BRAND BY ALLOWING A MAKE IN INDIA OPERATION and also,THAT THEY DO NOT TRUST HAL WITH THEIR TECHNOOLOGY SECRETS
IT IS ALSO A FACT THAT THE INDIAN AIRCRAFT CRASH INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY , HAS OPENLY DOUBTED THE CAPABILITIES OF THE INDIAN AIRFORCE TO CONDUCT AN IMPARTIAL AND INDEPENDENT COI
o IT IS A MATTER OF SPECULATION THAT THE AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION OF THE IAF IS DELIBERATELY UNDERSTAFFED ,UNDERSKILLED,UNSKILLED AND COMPROMISED TO SUIT THE AGENDA OF VESTED INTERESTS IN INDIA AND FOREIGN NATIONS
THE DEBATE IN THE INDIAN MEDIA AND INDIAN PARLIAMENT IS WORTHLESS AND MEANINGLESS AS THERE IS NO QUESTIONING OF THE IAF W.R.T. A STRUCTURED ANALYSIS OF THE IAF CRASHES AND ITS TRENDS AS UNDER :
• AIRCRAFT TYPE
• AIRCRAFT BRAND
• WHETHER BRANDED AIRCRAFT (MIG) MADE IN INDIA (LIKE IN HAL)
• WHETHER SPARES SOURCED FROM HAL OR IMPORTED
• WHETHER SPARES IMPORTED FROM OEM OR AGENTS OR 2ND HAND SUPPLIES OR REFURBISHED SUPPLIES
• WHETHER SINGLE OR DOUBLE ENGINE AIRCRAFTS
• CLASS 1 ACCIDENTS (DESTRUCTION OF CRAFT AND PILOT) PER 10000, OR 100000 HOURS OF AIRCRAFT
• CLASS 1 ACCIDENTS (DESTRUCTION OF CRAFT AND PILOT) PER 1000, OR 10000 HOURS OF PILOT
• ACCIDENT HISTORY BY AGE OF AIRCRAFT
o ALL OF THE ABOVE, MAKES THE DATA IN PARAMOUNT PUBLIC INTEREST
ALL THE LEADING AIR FORCES OF THE WORLD, HAVE DONE A DETAILED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ABOVE,AND PLACED IT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
• AS AN EXAMPLE,THE AIR CRASH AND FATALITY RECORD OF THE USAF PER 100000 FLYING HOURS IS LESS THAN 1 (AND THUS,IN DECIMAL DIGITS)
IN INDIA THIS OPACITY IS A PART OF A PLAN TO HIDE INCOMPETENCE IN THE IAF /HAL AND ALSO TO HIDE CORRUPTION IN THE PROCUREMENT OF JETS AND 2ND HAND SPARES – AND THE ARMS DEALERS HAVE PAID OFF THE POLITICIANS,BUREAUCRATS,IAF AND THE MEDIA
SEVERAL RETIRED AIF HONCHOS, ARE ON THE PAYROLL OF GLOBAL ARMS SUPPLIERS,AND DEALERS
The state of the IAF is evident in that , the IAF had peddled lies to explain the destruction of an IAF chopper, during the PAF air raid (a year ago) , later officially confirmed,to have been caused by the ADS of the Indian GBR inspite of IFF active on the choppers (possibly blocked or paralysed by PAF/IAF EW/Jammers).In essence, the Indian ADS shot down a IAF chopper (which was locked and loaded) ,on the Indian side of the border, in Bugdam !
The Rafale fighters have ALREADY BEEN FLOWN by PAF pilots in the Middle East.So unless the IAF is buying a customised version for combat with the PAF and the PLAF – this is another disaster !dindooohindoo