Flying MiG-21 violates fundamental right to life, officer tells HC

July 17, 2013 11:52

Flying a MiG-21 amounted to "violation of his fundamental right to life", a serving wing commander has told the Delhi high court, seeking redressal after a regular flight exercise in 2005 went awry, leaving him with debilitating neck and back pain that has rendered him unfit for flying and even day-to-day tasks. Read.

On Monday, a MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed while landing at Uttarlai airbase in Rajasthan's Barmer district, killing the pilot.

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