Jaipur: A fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Saturday crashed in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, but no loss of life has been reported.
#FirstVisuals of MiG-21 aircraft that crashed in Barmer (Rajasthan). Pilots ejected safely. Court of Inquiry ordered pic.twitter.com/7lP46vN56g
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“The aircraft crashed near Uttarlai airforce station in Barmer,” a defence spokesperson said, adding that further details are awaited.
#FirstVisuals: MiG-21 aircraft crashes in Barmer (Rajasthan), Court of Inquiry ordered. Both pilots ejected safely. pic.twitter.com/V5yh2cxWRo
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“The plane crashed at an open field near Malio ki Dhani, about 20 km from the city. There is no information of any loss of life or property so far,” Superintendent of Police, Barmer, Gagandeep Singla said.
“The pilot is said to have ejected before the crash,” he said.
With inputs from PTI