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2 pax killed, pilot safe in MiG crash in Rajasthan
May 08, 2023
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed in Rajasthan's Hamumangarh district on Monday, defence sources said. Two civilian passengers have been killed but the pilot is safe. An army helicopter has reached the accident site for rescue.
The aircraft had taken off from Suratgarh according to IAF Sources.
Further information is awaited.
Earlier in January, one pilot lost his life after two Indian Air Force fighter jets - a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 - crashed during a training exercise in Rajasthan's Bharatpur.
While one aircraft crashed in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, the other crashed and landed in Rajasthan's Bharatpur.