According to IAF sources, the MiG-21 took off from Suratgarh. Awaiting further information.
Posted Date – Mon 08 May 23 11:13am
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Jaipur: An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed in Rajasthan’s Hamumangarh district on Monday, defense sources added that the pilot was safe. Sources said the pilot was safe and military helicopters had arrived at the scene of the accident to provide rescue.
According to IAF sources, the MiG-21 took off from Surat Garh.
Awaiting further information. In early January, a pilot was killed after two IAF fighter jets – a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 – crashed during a training exercise in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
One plane crashed in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, while the other crashed and landed in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Earlier last week, an Indian Army helicopter crashed in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Another incident occurred in Kochi in April, when a Coast Guard helicopter was forced to land during a test flight.
In Mumbai in March this year, a Navy helicopter “abandoned” after a VVIP mission. In October last year, Arunachal Pradesh reported two military helicopter crashes. On October 5, 2022, an Indian Army pilot was killed when a Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Just two weeks later, five defense personnel were killed when their Indian Army Aviation Advanced Light Helicopter (Integrated Weapons System) – ALH WSI in Likabari (Assam) crashed in The Headquarters Near Siang Village was held on October 21 in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Earlier on July 28 last year, the Ministry of Defense informed that two pilots died of serious injuries when a two-seat Mig-21 trainer plane crashed near Rajasthan’s Barmer district.
