Yet another MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed on August 25, taking the total number of MiG-21 crashes this year so far to four.
The MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed in Rajasthan’s Barmer district during a training sortie. However, the IAF pilot ejected safely.
As per the Indian Air Force, the incident occurred at around 5.30 pm on August 25 due to a technical malfunction.
The IAF tweeted: “At around 1730 hrs today, an IAF MiG-21 Bison aircraft airborne for a training sortie in the western sector, experienced a technical malfunction after take-off. The pilot ejected safely.”
A court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain what caused the IAF fighter jet crash.
A MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer on Wednesday. This is the fourth incident involving a MiG-21 Bison aircraft this year.
Earlier, in May 2021, another MiG-21 Bison fighter jet had crashed in Punjab’s Moga district. The pilot -- Squadron Leader Abhinav Choudhary – was killed in the crash.
Another IAF pilot flying a MiG-21 Bison was killed in a crash in March this year. The accident took place while the aircraft was taking off for training in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior.
The first MiG-21 Bison crash took place in January this year. The pilot had ejected safely and survived the crash.
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