IAF MiG trainer aircraft crashes near Gwalior airbase, both pilots safe

IAF MiG trainer aircraft crash: Both the pilots, including a Group Captain and a squadron leader, ejected safely.

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The IAF MiG trainer aircraft was on a routine mission and crashed around 10 am

A MiG-21 trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district on Wednesday. The MIG-21 type-69 trainer aircraft crashed near Gwalior on Wednesday around 10 am, the IAF said in a release. “It was on a routine mission and was airborne from the Gwalior Air Force Station. The aircraft crashed at an approximate distance of 6 nautical miles while on approach for landing,” it said.

“A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident,” it added.

Both pilots ejected safely and were later rescued and admitted to hospital.

Inspector-General of Police, Chambal Range, D P Gupta said, “soon after the crash, the trainee aircraft caught fire, but its both pilots ejected safely,” he said.

An IAF rescue team soon reached the spot with a helicopter and took the two pilots along with it after providing them first-aid, he added.

“We informed the IAF officials in Gwalior about the incident,” he added. One of the pilots received injuries, Bhind Collector Chote Singh said.

With Inputs with PTI

First uploaded on: 25-09-2019 at 11:25 IST

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