How India's MIG fighter aircraft became flying coffins | A brave pilot's thrilling encounter

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A real-life jaw dropping incident of how IAF’s Wing Commander Ajit Bhaskar Vasane safely landed his MIG 29 plane, that had caught fire during a Supersonic Intercept Mission practice. Salute to him and many other brave pilots who have flown ‘The Flying Coffin MIGs’ over the past few decades and yet kept the people of the country above their own life.

#mig29 #mig21crash #indianairforce #flyingcoffins

The story has been authored by Vivek Chib.

Sources:

Times of India
IAF forced to fly Mig-21s due to delay in new inductions; Rajat Pandit; May 21, 2023

Outlook
Explained: Indian Air Force’s Ageing Fleet And Why New Planes’ Procurement Is So Slow; Oct 8, 2022

Indian Express
Shaurya Chakra awardee fighter pilot from Pune part of Republic Day flypast; January 29, 2020

Air Power Asia
The BAAZigars: All you need to know about the MiG-29 UPG; Pratisht Chaudhry; November 6, 2021
https://airpowerasia.com/2021/11/06/the-baazigars-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-mig-29-upg/

Bharat Raksahk
IAF, IA and IN Aircraft Losses Database
https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qacid=50&qt=TY

India Today
200 pilots killed in 60 years: Why MiG-21s remain in service despite crashes; Jul 29, 2022
Why are our choppers crashing? Pradip R Sagar; July 10, 2023

The New Indian Express
PM Modi may unveil Rafale-M deal on Bastille Day; Shahid Faridi; June 20, 2023

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26 thoughts on “How India's MIG fighter aircraft became flying coffins | A brave pilot's thrilling encounter”

  1. The chopper on which CDS Late Gen Rawat and his wife crashed in was a Russian Mil Mi-17V chopper and not a ALH as shown in the video. Bisbo regrets the error.

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  3. Not to deny MIGs had a different swag all together..be it 1971 or 1999 they played an important role in the victory…but its time IAF replaces it with any others like Rafaelas or hopefully AMCA with GE engines

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  12. Mig 21 is the core issue, but you have chosen Mig29 as the thumbnail and handpicked a single mig29 incident?

    There is no comparison b/w mig21 and 29, Mig29 is a 1 full generation ahead of 21!!

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  21. This video is filled with so many inaccuracies, might take me a few hours to point out. Bisbo, I do like and appreciate your content but please do a proper and thorough research about what you are presenting before the audience. While I do understand the crux of it, the situation in which Indian Air Force finds itself is very difficult and unfortunate, because of years of ignorance from successive governments, but lot of things were put in a wrongful manner. Indian audience is not very well informed about these aspects, lest we need is famous youtubers like you to misrepresent facts. Tejas uses American Ge404 engines, this issue was sorted out a decade ago, so no need to bash out on this aspect. The issue was with indigenous Kaveri engine, which was not able to produce an adequate thrust of 85 KN for Tejas, as required by the IAF, it was able to produce 73-75 KN with afterburners. The 26 Rafale deal for the Indian Navy, wasn't meant to be signed during PM's visit to France. It was a mere declaration, that the Indian Navy decided Rafale – M as their choice of fighters for INS Vikrant, and India will procure them from France. This deal proceedings will expectedly take place for a year and then the deal will be signed. Defence deals are very complex in nature and they take their time. Point blank accusation on the PM that he didn't made the deal is very stupid and childish, in my opinion. Hope, you take the criticism constructively. Keep up the good work!

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