Breguet Bre.1150 Atlantic crash, Aug 10, 1999 (16 killed)
Breguet Bre.1150 Atlantic accident on August 10, 1999 near Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India with 16 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by an Indian MiG-21...
- Date: August 10, 1999
- Aircraft: Breguet Bre.1150 Atlantic
- Location: Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by an Indian MiG-21 air-to-air missile. The two governments dispute whether the aircraft had entered Indian airspace.
A Pakistan Navy Breguet Atlantic on a survey flight near the Kashmir and Rann of Kutch border was shot down by an Indian MiG-21 air-to-air missile. The aircraft entered a dive and disintegrated on impact in the Rann of Kutch. All 16 aboard died. Pakistan disputed that the aircraft had entered Indian airspace.