Indian Air Force Group Captain dies in MiG-21 accident; court of Inquiry ordered

A Group Captain of the Indian Air Force was killed in an accident involving a MiG-21 Bison aircraft at an airbase in central India on Wednesday, the IAF said. The accident took place when the aircraft was taking off for a combat training mission, the IAF said on Twitter. The statement, however, did not disclose the location of the airbase. Group Captain A Gupta was killed in the accident. A court of inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident.

Further details are awaited. With inputs from PTI