Mig-27 crashes in West Bengal

[KS]

Dammit Mr.Antony....Wen r the Rafales coming.?


R.I.P air warriors.

 

[dee]

MiG 27 crashes into Bengal village, 1 killed


alpaiguri: A MiG 27 fighter aircraft belonging to Indian Air Force crashed at Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal at around 11.00 am on Saturday killing one person.

According to reports, the crash occurred at Chorpakhi village which falls under Maynaguri Police Station's jurisdiction in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.

The fighter jet crashed on the village destroying 4 houses and injuring a dozen villagers. Many of them are believed to be seriously injured.


They have been rushed to the Mayanguri hospital. Three children and one woman are among the injured. Unconfirmed reports also say that one person has died in the crash.

As far as the fate of the pilot flying the aircraft is concerned, he is believed to have ejected safely.




MiG 27 crashes into Bengal village, 1 killed - India News - IBNLive

 

[Break the Silence]

Here is video footage of crash....

West Bengal: Mig-27 crashes, 12 injured

 

[dee]

JALPAIGURI: A MiG-27 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force on Saturday crashed in a field, killing one person on the ground and injuring 25 others, five of them critically, at Bhotputti village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.

The pilot, Saket Verma, ejected from the aircraft but was injured and has been hospitalised, superintendent of police Anand Kumar said.

Inspector general of police (north Bengal) Ranveer Kumar said that a farmer, B Rai, who was cultivating his field was killed when the MIG crashed between Moynaguri and Chengrabandha.

The SP said that 25 people were injured when the aircraft crashed, of whom 5 were in a serious condition.

An IAF spokesperson said in New Delhi that the MiG-27 took off from the Hashimara Air Base on a routine sortie and crashed within minutes of take-off.

The mishap took place around 10:30am at a place around 25 km away from the Hashimara base.


MiG-27 crashes in West Bengal; 1 killed, 25 injured - India - The Times of India

 

[ptldM3]

yes and 4 crash in last 18-20 month

That means nothing, at one point in 1988 23 F-16's crashes, but last year only 3 crashed (all air forces). Sometimes there are long stretches with no crashes and other times there are fluries of crashes, this holds true for all aircraft, btw i chose the F-16 because the US keeps good records, and not because i think its bad or unsafe. I beleive the IAF crashes 6-7 aircraft per 100,000 hr at least according to some Indian sources, while some sources say the US crash rate is only 3-4 per 100,000, perhaps much lower, and the US air force is one of the safest, so yes the IAF record is poor; however, much of the crashes have nothing to due with the aircraft it self.


The problem is a lack of IAF trainers, no other airforce that operates Mig's has had as many crashes as the Indians. Better training and better maintenance will do wonders. Outside of poor pilots training and poor maintenance, bird strikes are common, Russia has also blamed Indian made spares parts for a number of the crashes.

 

[navtrek]

12 people serious Injured on ground

Dont mind with all due respect to the people who lost their life in the air crash. But still i feel the life of a man in uniform is more precious.

Even though all life is life

 

[!!craft!!]

Dont mind with all due respect to the people who lost their life in the air crash. But still i feel the life of a man in uniform is more precious.

Even though all life is life

but its duty is to sacrifice his life for the people on ground and country ....

 

[CAPTAIN AMERICA]

Time to retire Mig-21's; the Mig-29's have a solid record, of course much of the IAF crashes are due to pilot error so...

The mig29 has one of the worst safety record of any bird ever flown.

Over 160 crashed and burned and still counting, make that 161.

It is the first time a country, India, opted out of buying a plane because so many were cashing. Investigation showed it has an inherent corrosion issue in the AL processing. Not good for a bird.

Mig29 the winner?

Only if you want to win a seat in heaven.

If that does not sway you, let's look at the kills between the two.

The F18 has more kills than any other modern aircraft.

How many does the Mig29 have?

Moreover, F18's have killed Migs wholesale.

.S. F-18 Kill Records:

5 Iraqi Mig-29 Fulcrums
7 Iraqi Mirage F-1's
8 Iraqi Mig-23's
2 Iraqi Mig-21's
1 Iraqi ll-76
2 Iraqi SU-25 Frogfoots
3 Iarqi SU-7/17
1 Iraqi MI-24 Hind
2 Iraqi SU-22 Fitters
2 Iraqi MIG-25 Foxbats
4 Serbian Mig-29 Fulcrums
1 Afghan MI-24 Hind (F-15E)


Records
F18 = 9, Mig29 = 0

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The Indian Armed Forces have frequently witnessed corruption involving senior armed forces officers from the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Many officers have been caught for allegedly selling defence stores in the black market in the border districts of Indian states and territories. Recent sukhna land scandal involving four Indian Lieutenant Generals has shaken public faith in the country's massive military at a time when unprecedented sums are being spent on modernising the armed forces. A string of eye-popping fraud cases has damaged the institution in recent years"
Corruption in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Theres no way that India would be buying Migs if a lot of people were not being paid off big time,

 

[soaringphnx]

The mig29 has one of the worst safety record of any bird ever flown.

Over 160 crashed and burned and still counting.

It is the first time a country, India, opted out of buying a plane because so many were cashing. Investigation showed it has an inherent corrosion issue in the AL processing. Not good for a bird.

Mig29 the winner?

Only if you want to win a seat in heaven.

If that does not sway you, let's look at the kills between the two.

The F18 has more kills than any other modern aircraft.

How many does the Mig29 have?

Moreover, F18's have killed Migs wholesale.

.S. F-18 Kill Records:

5 Iraqi Mig-29 Fulcrums
7 Iraqi Mirage F-1's
8 Iraqi Mig-23's
2 Iraqi Mig-21's
1 Iraqi ll-76
2 Iraqi SU-25 Frogfoots
3 Iarqi SU-7/17
1 Iraqi MI-24 Hind
2 Iraqi SU-22 Fitters
2 Iraqi MIG-25 Foxbats
4 Serbian Mig-29 Fulcrums
1 Afghan MI-24 Hind (F-15E)


Records
F18 = 9, Mig29 = 0

''
The Indian Armed Forces have frequently witnessed corruption involving senior armed forces officers from the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Many officers have been caught for allegedly selling defence stores in the black market in the border districts of Indian states and territories. Recent sukhna land scandal involving four Indian Lieutenant Generals has shaken public faith in the country's massive military at a time when unprecedented sums are being spent on modernising the armed forces. A string of eye-popping fraud cases has damaged the institution in recent years"
Corruption in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Theres no way that India would be buying Migs if a lot of people were not being paid off

How is this related to the topic? This is a thread on MiG-27, not on MiG-29 or F-18 or corruption in India. Please stop trolling.

BTW, since you seem to like wikipedia, why not look into the MiG-29 article? You will find that MiG-29s have a solid record with the Indian Air Force and they have been used quite effectively in the Kargil war. MiG-29s were lost mainly by ill-trained Iraqi pilots.

 

[ptldM3]

The mig29 has one of the worst safety record of any bird ever flown.

Over 160 crashed and burned and still counting.

I want a source for that, btw smart one, there has been over 339 class A crashes and 81 class B crashes for the F-16.

It is the first time a country, India, opted out of buying a plane because so many were cashing. Investigation showed it has an inherent corrosion issue in the AL processing. Not good for a bird.

What is your point? You act like corrosion and structural problems are unique to Russian aircraft well an F-15's broke apart in mid air not too long ago.

The mig29 the winner?

Only if you want to win a seat in heaven.

yea right, keep dreaming flame bait.

If that does not sway you, let's look at the kills between the two.

The F18 has more kills than any other modern aircraft.

Fail

How many does the Mig29 have?

Moreover, F18's have killed Migs wholesale.

.S. F-18 Kill Records:

5 Iraqi Mig-29 Fulcrums
7 Iraqi Mirage F-1's
8 Iraqi Mig-23's
2 Iraqi Mig-21's
1 Iraqi ll-76
2 Iraqi SU-25 Frogfoots
3 Iarqi SU-7/17
1 Iraqi MI-24 Hind
2 Iraqi SU-22 Fitters
2 Iraqi MIG-25 Foxbats
4 Serbian Mig-29 Fulcrums
1 Afghan MI-24 Hind (F-15E)

Bull! The F-18 has 2 Mig-21 kills while being killed by a Mig-25.

There has been a number of exercises between F-18's and Mig-29's where the Mig got the best of the F-18, everyone knows the Iraqis were at best a joke.

 

[Markus]

That means nothing, at one point in 1988 23 F-16's crashes, but last year only 3 crashed (all air forces). I beleive the IAF crashes 6-7 aircraft per 100,000 hr at least according to some Indian sources, while some sources say the US crash rate is only 3-4 per 100,000, perhaps much lower, and the US air force is one of the safest, so yes the IAF record is poor; however, much of the crashes have nothing to due with the aircraft it self.


The problem is a lack of IAF trainers, no other airforce that operates Mig's has had as many crashes as the Indians. Better training and better maintenance will do wonders. Outside of poor pilots training and poor maintenance, bird strikes are common, Russia has also blamed Indian made spares parts for a number of the crashes.

Actually, Russia has blamed the spare parts that India imported from CIS countries to be responsible for several of the past crashes.

Nevertheless, IAF will have to continue with the 23's/27's at least for next 3-5 years before other planes start taking their places. There is no escape here.

 

[Markus]

Quickly remove migs and get brand new Rafales

MIGS are gonna stay until 2020 at the least and probably even beyond.

 

[zeeshe100]

Mig's are junk in Indian air force Flying Coffin .Indian Air force is made up of all this flying junk....lol

 

[ptldM3]

Mig's are junk in Indian air force Flying Coffin .Indian Air force is made up of all this flying junk....lol

The F-7 is a Chinese copy of the "flying coffin".

 

[soaringphnx]

Actually, Russia has blamed the spare parts that India imported from CIS countries to be responsible for several of the past crashes.

Nevertheless, IAF will have to continue with the 23's/27's at least for next 3-5 years before other planes start taking their places. There is no escape here.

IAF's MiG-23s have been phased out. only MiG-27s are still in service.