IAF MiG-21 trainer aircraft crashes in Rajasthan, pilots safe
- The MiG-21 T-69 aircraft took off from the Uttarlai airforce station in Barmer.
- The plane crashed in an open field, about 20 km from the city.
FollowA MiG-21 trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer district today but both the pilots were able to eject safely.
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The MiG-21 T-69 aircraft, which took off from the Uttarlai airforce station in Barmer, crashed near the airbase, defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha said.
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Both the pilots ejected safely, he said.
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No damage on the ground was reported, Ojha said, adding a court of inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
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"The plane crashed in an open field near Malio ki Dhani, about 20 km from the city," Superintendent of Police, Barmer, Gagandeep Singla said.
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On June 13, 2016, an IAF Â MiG-27 fighter aircraft crashed in a residential area in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district. Reports then had claimed that the pilot had ejected safely from the aircraft, but some local residents had suffered injuries on the ground.Â
