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Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison Crashes Near Pakistan Border in Rajasthan
Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison Crashes Near Pakistan Border in Rajasthan
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This is the fourth crash of an IAF MiG-21 aircraft this year. The Indian Air Force has planned to phase out its MiG-21 fighter jets by 2024 upon the completion... 25.08.2021, Sputnik International
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An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison aircraft that took off from a nearby air force station for a training sortie crashed near Nagara village in Bikaner, Rajasthan at 1730 hrs on Wednesday.The IAF said that the pilot of the crashed aircraft ejected safely. “The aircraft on a training sortie experienced technical malfunction after take-off. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident”, the IAF said.This is the fourth crash of a MiG-21 aircraft this year. Earlier, in May, a MiG-21 aircraft crashed near Moga in Punjab, in which the pilot, Squadron Leader Abhinav Choudhary, was killed. In March, a group captain of the IAF was killed in an accident involving a MiG-21 Bison aircraft.The Indian Defence Ministry said that MiG-21 and MiG-27 UPG aircraft will be phased out on the completion of their total calendar life by 2024.The IAF is facing a shortage of over 200 fighter jets in order to meet the contingencies of a two-front war with China and Pakistan.
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Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison Crashes Near Pakistan Border in Rajasthan
17:00 GMT 25.08.2021 (Updated: 20:12 GMT 19.10.2022) This is the fourth crash of an IAF MiG-21 aircraft this year. The Indian Air Force has planned to phase out its MiG-21 fighter jets by 2024 upon the completion of the technical life of the jet.
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison aircraft that took off from a nearby air force station for a training sortie crashed near Nagara village in Bikaner, Rajasthan at 1730 hrs on Wednesday.
The IAF said that the pilot of the crashed aircraft ejected safely. “The aircraft on a training sortie experienced technical malfunction after take-off. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident”, the IAF said.
This is the fourth crash of a MiG-21 aircraft this year. Earlier, in May, a MiG-21 aircraft crashed near Moga in Punjab, in which the pilot, Squadron Leader Abhinav Choudhary, was killed. In March, a group captain of the IAF was killed in an accident involving a MiG-21 Bison aircraft.
The Indian Defence Ministry said that
MiG-21 and MiG-27 UPG aircraft will be phased out on the completion of their total calendar life by 2024.
The IAF is facing a shortage of over 200 fighter jets in order to meet the contingencies of a two-front war with China and Pakistan.
