Jaipur: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Friday with the pilot ejecting safely, a defence ministry spokesperson said.
The aircraft was on a routine mission and crashed after getting airborne from the Nal airbase near Bikaner. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely, the spokesperson said.
He said that a court of inquiry would investigate the cause of the accident.
Bikaner Superintendent of Police Pradeep Mohan Sharma said the MiG aircraft crashed in Shobhasar ki Dhani, 12 km from Bikaner city.
He said police teams have rushed to the spot to cordon off the area. No loss of life has been reported.
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Pakistan sent that crow which hit mig -21 as his was hit by spice 2000 which was unable to fly properly ,looks like was a drunk .
Eight aircraft lost in two months. Unclear what that says about our war readiness.
Those aircrafts should have been decommissioned long ago. The fishbeds are the first supersonic fighter aircrafts ever built. Just think about its age.