MiG-21 fighter plane crashes in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra; pilot’s whereabouts unknown, rescue operations underway

On By Swayam Dubey

 

 

A MiG-21 fighter plane crashed in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra after it took off from Pathankot in Punjab, according to several media reports.

The pilot of the aircraft is missing, and rescue teams are on the way.

Two IAF helicopters have landed at the crash site with Air Force personnel who are conducting preliminary investigations.

The crash took place in Patta Jattiyan in Kangra district around 1.30 pm, the Superintendent of Police (Kangra) Santosh Patial, confirmed.

This is the fourth Indian Air Force fighter plane which has crashed in the past two months.

 On june 27 a jet crashed at a village in Nashik. Both the pilots ejected safely. A top official involved with the aircraft production said the Sukhoi was the first of the batch produced at the Aircraft Manufacturing Division at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Nashik this year.

On 8 June, an Indian Air Force Jaguar had a minor accident when technical difficulties developed during its landing. The pilot was on a routine training mission from the Jamnagar air base.

A Jaguar jet crash on 5 june resulted in the death of sanjay chouhan, Air Officer Commodorem, Jamnagar Air Force station.  He was conducting a routine run.

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