Air Force’s MiG-27 fighter jet crashes near Jodhpur, pilot safe

0

Jaipur: An Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter jet crashed in a field near Jodhpur in Rajasthan on Tuesday. The jet burst into flames and was completely destroyed in the crash.

The pilot of the MiG-27, however, was able to safely eject from the jet.

The MiG-27 crashed during a routine mission, the Indian Air Force said in a statement. “The pilot ejected safely. A Court of Inquiry will investigate the cause of the accident,” the Air Force stated.

The aircraft had taken off from the Indian Air Force’s Jodhpur airbase.

The MiG-27 is a Soviet era ground-attack aircraft that India bought in the early 1980s.

Also Read: IAF Jet Crashes In Himachal Pradesh, Pilot Killed

Leave A Reply

Your email address will not be published.