| 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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With the BN's wings at 72° sweep, this is one of the nicer sights near the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The BN export variant of which 624 were built as izdeliye 32-24B or 24B was downgraded in avionics, thus less capable than domestic Soviet versions. The Flogger-H was inducted in No. 10 Sqn "Winged Daggers," flown from Jan 1981 to Dec 1993. Other IAF units to fly the type were No. 220 Sqn "Desert Tigers," 31 Sqn "Lions" and 221 Sqn "Valiants," this unit phasing 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 249 times. |