After the MiG-21 crash that took place in Rajasthan, the Indian Air Force has announced to phase out the entire fleet of Russian combat aircraft by the year 2025.
This is not the first crash involving the MiG-21 fighter jets and it is often called ‘Flying Coffin’ and ‘Widow Maker’ for the sheer number of crashes it has suffered over the years, killing many pilots of the IAF.
MiG 21 had an accident rate of 2 89 per 10 000 flying hours in the 1990s but it was brought down to 0 27 per 10 000 hours in the last 2000s However this does not mean that MiG 21 is a bad fighter jet as considered by some
Earlier on Friday evening, a MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Minutes after this, the IAF in a tweet, confirmed the crash of its aircraft. MiG-21 Crash in Rajasthan: Wing Commander Harshit Sinha Killed in Aircraft Crash in Jaisalmer, Indian Air Force Condoles Death.