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IAF, IA and IN Aircraft Losses Database
| 1988 : 1 | 1998 : 1 | 1999 : 3 | 2001 : 1 | 2003 : 1 | 2014 : 1 | 2019 : 1 | 2021 : 1 |
A total of 10 Accidents and Losses are listed.
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Photo | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 88 | MiG-21 | Flt Lt Nitish Balachandra Kadam + | 51 Sqn | 28 km fm Srinagar | ||
| 07 Oct 98 | MiG-21 Bis | Flt Lt Rakesh Kumar Kamboj + | 51 Sqn | Cr Niligrant Sonamarg Dist. | ||
| 18 Aug 99 | MiG-21 Bis | Flt Lt Kuldhir Singh Deswal | 51 Sqn | Ejected Take Off from Srinagar AFB | ||
| 18 Aug 99 | MiG-21 Bis | Fg Offr Gursimart Singh Dhindsa + | 51 Sqn | Cr on Take Off from Srinagar AFB | ||
| 14 Sep 99 | MiG-21 | Fg Offr Rajnish Sisodia + | 51 Sqn | Cr Ushu Forests, Udhampur Gorakhpur | ||
| 10 Apr 01 | MiG-21 Bis | Flt Lt P K Arun + | 51 Sqn | CFIT near Toshe Maidan. Srinagar | ||
| 14 Jul 03 | MiG-21 UM | U-3284 | Wg Cdr Rakesh Rastogi + Flt Lt Ganesh Balakrishnan + | 51 Sqn | Cr 2230 Hrs Srinagar AF | |
| 27 May 14 | MiG-21 Bison | Sqn Ldr Saurabh Raghuvanshi + |  | 51 Sqn | Bird Hit near Awantipur. Ejected | |
| 27 Feb 19 | MiG-21 Bison | CU-2328 | | 51 Sqn | Aircombat with F-16. Hit by AMRAAM - Ejected and t | |
| 24 Dec 21 | MiG-21 Bison | Wg Cdr Harshit Sinha + |  | 51 Sqn | Cr near Jaisalmer. Dark Night. Went down on SRE Ap |
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