Plane crashed in Mumbai, luckily pilot remains safe
June 7, 2013, 8:59 a.m.
Mumbai, June 7 – MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Friday, with the pilot ejecting safely.
The plane crashed near Sodiyar village at 9 a.m. and the pilot ejected safely, Defence Spokesperson S.D. Goswami infromed
He said the aircraft took off from the Uttarlai Airbase in the western sector and was on a routine sortie. It is crashed 40 km off Barmer. A rescue mission was immediately launched from Jodhpur airbase, he said. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered by the Air Force to ascertain the cause of the crash.
PTI
Trump says US tariffs to hit 'all countries'
Global leaders descend upon Delhi for Raisina Dialogue 2025
Starlink partners with Airtel to bring high-speed internet to India
IMF chief says Sri Lanka stabilised, pledges more help
Bangladesh's forex reserves reach nearly 21 bln USD on remittance boom
Trump-Zelensky shouting match takes world leaders aback
Bitcoin hits $90,000 for first time on Trump support
Feedback