IAF pilot killed in MiG-21 Bison crash in Punjab
IANS / Updated: May 21, 2021, 12:08 IST
A MiG-21 aircraft of
Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Moga in Punjab early Friday in which the pilot was killed,
IAF officials said. The IAF aircraft was on a routine training sortie when the accident happened. There was an aircraft accident last night involving a
Bison aircraft of the IAF in the western sector. The pilot, Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary, sustained fatal injuries. IAF condoles the tragic loss and stands firmly with the bereaved family, the Air Force said.
A senior IAF officer said that the incident took place around 1 a.m. The MiG-21 crashed at Langiana Khurd village of Baghapurana in Moga. This is the third
(This story originally appeared in on Mar 17, 2021)In yet another crash in the IAF, a senior experienced pilot was killed when his MiG-21 `Bison’ fighter went down soon after taking off from the Gwalior airbase on Wednesday morning, once again underlining the urgent need to phase out these ageing fighters.
Group Captain Ashish Gupta, who was posted at IAF’s `Top-Gun’ school Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) at Gwalior, had taken off in his MiG-21 for a “combat training mission” when the accident took place at about 10.50 am. He was slated to take over as the commanding officer of a MiG-21 squadron in Rajasthan.
Indian Air Force Group Captain dies in MiG-21 Bison accident; inquiry ordered
A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of IAF was involved in a fatal accident this morning, while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India, said the Indian Air Force
BusinessToday.In | March 17, 2021 | Updated 17:14 IST
Group Captain A Gupta died in the MiG-21 Bison accident
An Indian Air Force officer lost his life on Wednesday after the MiG-21 Bison aircraft that he was flying was involved in an accident. Group Captain A Gupta was taking off from an airbase for a combat training mission when the accident took place. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the incident.