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Indian Air Force Fighter Jet Crashes in City of Gwalior

CC0 / / Indian Air Force MiG-21. (File)
Indian Air Force MiG-21. (File) - Sputnik International
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According to reports, a MiG-21 has crashed in Gwalior in Central India. Both pilots, a Group Captain and a squadron leader, managed to eject safely.

The jet was en routine to a training mission when the accident took place.

“A MiG-21 trainer aircraft on a routine training mission from Gwalior Airbase crashed near the airfield at around 10:00 local time. Both pilots ejected safely,“ the Indian Air Force said in a statement.

The IAF has so far lost 10 aircraft in 2019 and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told parliament in June that the force has lost 33 aircraft, including 19 fighter jets, since 2015.

A Court of Inquiry will ascertain the cause of the accident.

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