IAF's MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in Bikaner, pilot ejects safely

  • | Friday | 8th March, 2019

Today afternoon a MiG-21 aircraft on a routine mission crashed after getting airborne from Nal near Bikaner. Pilot… https://t.co/FuizOe76x0 — Defence Spokesperson (@SpokespersonMoD) 1552039432000JODHPUR: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Friday in Bikaner 's Shoba Sar Ki Dhani area. No loss of life has been reported.Court of inquiry will investigate the cause of the accident, news agency ANI reported. The pilot of the plane managed to eject safely.The fighter jet went down soon after it took off for a routine mission from Nal airbase Bikaner SP Pradeep Mohan Sharma said police teams have rushed to the spot to cordon off the area. (More details awaited)

Today afternoon a MiG-21 aircraft on a routine mission crashed after getting airborne from Nal near Bikaner. Pilot… https://t.co/FuizOe76x0 — Defence Spokesperson (@SpokespersonMoD) 1552039432000 JODHPUR: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Friday in Bikaner 's Shoba Sar Ki Dhani area. The pilot of the plane managed to eject safely.The fighter jet went down soon after it took off for a routine mission from Nal airbase Bikaner SP Pradeep Mohan Sharma said police teams have rushed to the spot to cordon off the area. No loss of life has been reported.Court of inquiry will investigate the cause of the accident, news agency ANI reported.(More details awaited)

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