IAF’s MiG-21 Bison crashes in Barmer, Rajasthan. Ground reports suggest both pilots are dead. Both pilots lost their lives in this crash as reported by the Indian Air Force.
IAF Official Statement: “At 9:10 pm this evening, an IAF MiG 21 trainer aircraft met with an accident in the western sector during a training sortie. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries. IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives and stands firmly with the bereaved families. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident”
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on the crash of MiG-21 fighter aircraft in Barmer. The IAF chief briefed him on the incident in detail.
A fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan on Thursday. The fighter aircraft MiG-21 crashed near the Barmer district of Rajasthan.
Salute to 2 brave IAF pilots who lost their lives in the Mig-21 trainer crash yesterday near Barmer. They were on a routine night mission While Wg Cdr M Rana was commissioned in Dec 05 and was Flt Cdr of the Sqn, young Flt Lt Advitiya Bal was a budding fighter pilot commissioned in Jun 2018
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