MiG-21 crashes, pilot ejects safely

June 07, 2013 10:36

A MiG-21 aircraft of IAF today crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer district, with the pilot ejecting safely. The plane crashed near Sodiyar village at 9 AM and the pilot ejected safely, Defence Spokesperson S D Goswami told PTI. He said the aircraft took off from the Uttarlai Airbase in the western sector and was on a routine sortie. It crashed 40 km off Barmer, he said. A rescue mission was immediately launched from Jodhpur airbase, he said.

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