 "IAF's MiG-21 plane crashes in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, pilot dead")
Delhi: A MiG-21 plane of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on Friday night during a training sortie.
Confirming the news, IAF tweeted, “With deep sorrow, IAF conveys the sad demise of Wing Commander Harshit Sinha in the flying accident this evening and stands firmly with the family of the brave heart.
The plane crashed in the Desert National Park area under the Sam police station, Jaisalmer SP Ajay Singh told PTI.
The IAF said on Twitter, This evening, around 8,30 pm, a MiG-21 aircraft of IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie. Further details are awaited. An inquiry is being ordered, it added.
Meanwhile, Sam police station SHO Dalpat Singh said the plane crashed in sand dunes near Sudasari.
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