This Article is From Oct 21, 2021

Air Force's Mirage-2000 Crashes In Madhya Pradesh, Pilot Ejects Safely

IAF trainer crash: A team of policemen has formed a cordon around the crash site, where the smouldering tail section of the fighter jet is seen half buried in the field

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New Delhi:

A Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed this morning near Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, officials said. The pilot ejected safely, the Indian Air Force or IAF tweeted.

Visuals show the debris scattered on an empty field in Mankabad, some 6 km from Bhind. A team of policemen has formed a cordon around the crash site, where the smouldering tail section of the trainer jet is seen half buried in the field.

A mobile video taken by a person on the ground shows the pilot's parachute smoothly gliding down.

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