Madhya Pradesh: A MiG 21 Trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Bhind district, today.
Both the pilots, including a Group Captain and a squadron leader, managed to eject safely.
"Today morning a MiG-21 trainer aircraft on a routine training mission from Gwalior Airbase crashed near the Airfield at around 1000h. Both pilots ejected safely. A CoI will ascertain the cause of the accident," said an official statement from Indian Air Force.
"The MiG 21 was on a routine training mission from Gwalior Airbase when the incident happened at around 10 AM," sources said.
"The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident," they added.
"The aircraft crashed in Choudhary-ka-Pura are in the district," police said.
"The two pilots ejected safely according to the information passed to us from the village head from the spot, some 60 km from the district headquarters," Bhind Superintendent of Police Rudolf Alvares informed.
We informed the IAF officials in Gwalior about the incident, the SP added.
Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik had said in June 2019, that the Indian Air Force has lost around 27 aircraft in crashes since 2016.
In a similar incident, MiG-21 of Commander Abhinandan Varthaman crashed on foreign ground of Pakistan on February 27.
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