IAF MiG-27 Aircraft on Routine Mission Crashes, Pilot Ejected Safely
The MiG-27 UPG (Upgraded) aircraft was on a routine mission.
Jodhpur, March 31: A MiG-27 UPG (Upgraded) aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Godana near Sheoganj in Sirohi on Sunday, reports news agency ANI. The MiG-27 aircraft was on a routine mission. The crashed슬롯 머신 사이트 추천aircraft took off from Jodhpur. The pilot ejected safely.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The fighter jet was completely destroyed as flames engulfed the aircraft.
"Today morning at around 1145h a MiG-27 UPG aircraft which got airborne from Utarlai Air Force base experienced engine problems leading to a crash about 120 km south of Jodhpur.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Pilot ejected safely. Preliminary reports indicate no loss of property/life on ground," the IAF said in a statement.
A Court of Inquiry will investigate the cause of the accident, the air force said.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천On February 1, a Mirage 2000 fighter jet had crashed leading to the death of two pilots. An inquiry later revealed that jet crashed due to software problems and not human error.
A few days before the Aero India show, two Surya Kiran jets collided with each other. One pilot was killed in the incident. Another MiG-27 fighter jet crashed on February 12 in Rajasthan슬롯사이트™s Pokharan range. The pilot fortunately survived.
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