IAF fighter plane crashes in Barmer, each pilots killed

By PTI

BARMER: Two Indian Air Force pilots have been killed when their twin-seater Mig-21 coach plane met with an accident close to Barmer in Rajasthan Friday evening.

The IAF mentioned the accident passed off round 9:10 pm.

“A twin seater Mig-21 trainer aircraft of the IAF was airborne for a training sortie from Utarlai air base in Rajasthan this evening,” it mentioned.

#WATCH | Rajasthan: A MiG-21 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force crashed close to Barmer district. Further particulars relating to the pilots awaited pic.twitter.com/5KfO24hZB6

— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2022

“Around 9:10 pm, the aircraft met with an accident near Barmer. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries. The IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives and stands firmly with the bereaved families,” the IAF mentioned in a press release.

A courtroom of Inquiry has been ordered to determine the reason for the accident.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari following the crash.

“Deeply anguished by the loss of two Air Warriors due to an accident of IAF’s Mig-21 trainer aircraft near Barmer in Rajasthan,” Singh mentioned on Twitter.

“Their service to the nation will never be forgotten. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of sadness,” he mentioned.

BARMER: Two Indian Air Force pilots have been killed when their twin-seater Mig-21 coach plane met with an accident close to Barmer in Rajasthan Friday evening.

The IAF mentioned the accident passed off round 9:10 pm.

“A twin seater Mig-21 trainer aircraft of the IAF was airborne for a training sortie from Utarlai air base in Rajasthan this evening,” it mentioned.

#WATCH | Rajasthan: A MiG-21 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force crashed close to Barmer district. Further particulars relating to the pilots awaited pic.twitter.com/5KfO24hZB6
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2022
“Around 9:10 pm, the aircraft met with an accident near Barmer. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries. The IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives and stands firmly with the bereaved families,” the IAF mentioned in a press release.

A courtroom of Inquiry has been ordered to determine the reason for the accident.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari following the crash.

“Deeply anguished by the loss of two Air Warriors due to an accident of IAF’s Mig-21 trainer aircraft near Barmer in Rajasthan,” Singh mentioned on Twitter.

“Their service to the nation will never be forgotten. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of sadness,” he mentioned.