Bharatpur: A fighter plane crashed in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district on Saturday, officials said. Later IAF sources clarified that the aircraft was one of the two IAF jets that clashed today with another one crashing in Morena in Madhya Pradesh resulting in the death of one pilot.
"Two fighter aircraft of IAF were involved in an accident near Gwalior today morning. The aircraft were on routine operational flying training mission. One of the three pilots involved sustained fatal injuries. An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident," the IAF tweeted.
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Two fighter aircraft of IAF were involved in an accident near Gwalior today morning. The aircraft were on routine operational flying training mission.
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One of the three pilots involved, sustained fatal injuries. An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident.
">Two fighter aircraft of IAF were involved in an accident near Gwalior today morning. The aircraft were on routine operational flying training mission.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) January 28, 2023
One of the three pilots involved, sustained fatal injuries. An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident.Two fighter aircraft of IAF were involved in an accident near Gwalior today morning. The aircraft were on routine operational flying training mission.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) January 28, 2023
One of the three pilots involved, sustained fatal injuries. An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident.
Later in the day police said that a MIG aircraft belonging to Indian Air Force has crashed. The incident happened in Uchain area here. The number of casualties in the mishap was not known immediately.
The local police and the district administration rushed to the crash site soon after they received alerts. Air Force officials have also reached the spot. It is possible that this aircraft might have taken off from Agra Air Force Station in Uttar Pradesh. Currently, the Air Force is yet to ascertain the cause of the accident.
Defence PRO Colonel Amitabh Sharma said they had received the information regarding the accident. Efforts are on to identify the aircraft and those who were flying on it. Villagers of Nagla Bija said that a 'fighter plane' fell down from the sky in the fields at around 10.30 am. The villagers rushed to the site in huge numbers. Some tried to put out the flames on the wreckage with the sand. Some were seen taking videos of the wreckage and the crowd.
The villagers said neither the pilot nor the passengers were to be seen anywhere near the crash site. Police believe the pilot must have ejected to safety before the plane went down. No official statement has been put out by the Indian Air Force about the incident yet.
Superintendent of Police Shyam Singh said the aircraft crashed in an open field in the Ucchain area of the city. "Received info about a plane crash around 10-10.15 am. After coming here, it was found it was an IAF fighter jet. Going by the debris, we're unable to adjudge if it's a fighter plane or a regular plane. Yet to know if pilots got out or are still in," Bharatpur DSP Raj told ANI.
