MiG-27 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan (Lead)
Sunday - March 31, 2019 2:04 pm ,
Category : INDIA
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A MiG-27 fighter jet, which was on a routine mission from Jodhpur, crashed in a village in Sirohi, Rajasthan, on Sunday, a Defence official said."Today (Sunday) morning at around 11.45 a.m., a MiG-27 UPG aircraft which flew from Utarlai Air Force base experienced engine problems leading to a crash at about 120 km south of Jodhpur. The pilot ejected safely," the official added. The official said that preliminary reports indicated no loss of property or life on ground. A court of inquiry will investigate cause of the accident.
--IANS mak-akk/ksk
--IANS mak-akk/ksk
