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Accident Report
Date of Crash  23 May 08 Aircraft Type  MiG-21FL
Serial Number   Unit  
Pilot details  
Short Text  Caught fire after landing at Bagdogra AFS
Details  http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/may/23mig.htm

West Bengal: MIG-21 catches fire while landing, pilot safe

May 23, 2008 11:44 IST

A MIG-21 aircraft caught fire while landing at the Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district on Friday morning, but the pilot was safe.

Group Captain of Indian Air Force, Bagdogra, M K Dey said the aircraft caught fire at 9:30 am while returning from a routine sortie.

Three fire tenders fought for about half-an-hour to extinguish the blaze.

Though the aircraft was damaged, the pilot was safe, Dey told PTI.

A court of inquiry has been ordered.

Bagdogra Airport Director K K Dey said air traffic at the airport was not affected due to the accident.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/mig-21-catches-fire-in-bengal_10051830.html

MiG-21 catches fire in Bengal
May 23rd, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin - Email This Post

Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force caught fire while landing at West Bengal’s Bagdogra airport Friday but the pilot managed to get out unharmed, officials here said. “There was a technical snag in the aircraft and one of the wheels got jammed. So the pilot belly landed. While landing at such a high speed, the aircraft caught fire,” said air force spokesperson R.K. Das.

The Bagdogra airport is a military airport open for civilian flights as well. It is located 16 km from Siliguri town in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district.

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