Jodhpur: A MiG-27 fighter plane of the IAF on Wednesday crashed near Jodhpur in Rajasthan shortly after take off for a routine sortie, but the pilot bailed out safely.
The crash occurred at 1320 hrs, 15 minutes after the aircraft took off from Jodhpur air base. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant A Patni, who is safe, had reported trouble in the aircraft, a defence official said, adding there is no damage on the ground.
The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry into the mishap. "The crash took place about 60 km away from Jodhpur," defence spokesperson Lt Col N N Joshi said.
"The is no report of any loss of life on the ground in the crash which took place in Mandawas village," B L Meena, Superintendent of Police of Pali district, which is near the crash site, said.
The MiG-27 crash comes just a couple of days after a Cheetah helicopter of the IAF crash landed near the Siachen Glacier base camp.
The crash occurred at 1320 hrs, 15 minutes after the aircraft took off from Jodhpur air base. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant A Patni, who is safe, had reported trouble in the aircraft, a defence official said, adding there is no damage on the ground.
The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry into the mishap. "The crash took place about 60 km away from Jodhpur," defence spokesperson Lt Col N N Joshi said.
"The is no report of any loss of life on the ground in the crash which took place in Mandawas village," B L Meena, Superintendent of Police of Pali district, which is near the crash site, said.
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The MiG-27 crash comes just a couple of days after a Cheetah helicopter of the IAF crash landed near the Siachen Glacier base camp.
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