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Indian air force MiG-23 crashes, pilot killed
JODHPUR, India (AFP) Feb 07, 2004
 An Indian air force Russian-made MiG-23 fighter aircraft crashed Saturday in the western desert state of Rajasthan, killing the pilot, a defence spokesman said.

The crash in the Pokhran region was reportedly due to technical problems. An inquiry has been ordered, Major S. Xavier said.

More than 100 Indian air force pilots have died in the past decade in crashes of MiGs, which are so accident-prone they are nicknamed "flying coffins" here

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