Indian Air Force pilot killed as MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashes in Punjab
An Indian Air Force pilot was killed
after a MiG-21 Bison aircraft
crashed in Punjab's Moga district, officials said on Friday.
The aircraft
was on a routine sortie from Suratgarh when it crashed near a village in Moga,
they said.
A Court
of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident which took
place late Thursday night.
There was
an aircraft accident last night involving a Bison aircraft of IAF in the
western sector, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a tweet.
The
pilot, Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary, sustained fatal injuries.
IAF
condoles the tragic loss and stands firmly with the bereaved family. A Court of
Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, it said. Read More
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