MiG-27 aircraft entered service with the Sri Lanka Air Force in 2000.
During the Sri Lankan Civil War, they saw considerable action bombing targets and providing close air support.
In August 2000, a MiG-27 crashed near Colombo International Airport, killing its pilot.
 In July 2001, a second MiG-27 was destroyed and another damaged on the ground during an assault on the same air force base by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
A MiG-27 crashed into the sea near the airport in June 2004.
Another MiG-27 fighter jet crashed on a routine training mission on 13 February 2012 near the Dummalasuriya area at around 1.35 pm.
The pilot managed to eject from the jet without sustaining injuries.
MiG-27 aircraft entered service with the Sri Lanka Air Force in 2000. During the Sri Lankan Civil War, they saw considerable action bombing targets and providing close air support. In August 2000, a MiG-27 crashed near Colombo International Airport, killing its pilot.  In July 2001, a second MiG-27 was destroyed and another damaged on the ground during an assault on the same air force base by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. A MiG-27 crashed into the sea near the airport in June 2004. Another MiG-27 fighter jet crashed on a routine training mission on 13 February 2012 near the Dummalasuriya area at around 1.35 pm. The pilot managed to eject from the jet without sustaining injuries.
Mikoyan MiG-27