| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | SM293 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN |
| C/n (msn): | 2963222861/097-44 |
| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Mumbai / West Urban Road-Hans Bhugra Marg [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | India |
| Photo Date: | 10 December 2019 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 456871 |
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One of the nicer sights visible from the flyover between airport and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The Flogger was inducted in No. 10 Sqn. "Winged Daggers", which operated the same from Jan. 1981 to Dec. 1993. Other IAF units to operate the type were No. 220 Sqn. "Desert Tigers", No. 31 Sqn. "Lions" and No. 221 Sqn. "Valiants", the last unit to phase out their BNs in March 2009. The BN was used in Op Safed Sagar during the Kargil War to strike Pakistani positions on mountain tops. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 April 2022, and has since been viewed 194 times. |