MiG-27 aircraft crashes near Pokhran range in Rajasthan, pilot ejects safely

A MiG-27 aircraft crashed near Pokhran range in Rajasthan on Tuesday.

The aircraft airborne for a training mission from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan crashed around 6:10 pm. However, the pilot ejected safely.

A court of inquiry has been given the charge to investigate the reason of the accident.

More details are awaited.

On February 1, a Mirage 2000 trainer fighter aircraft of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) crashed in Bengaluru killing both the pilots.