MiG-21 Fighter Jet Of Indian Air Force Crashes In Madhya Pradesh, Pilot Dies

<p>A MiG-21 fighter jet of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning. As per the early inputs, captain A Gupta died in the incident.&nbsp; According to the Indian Air Force, the aircraft crashed at an airbase in central India. The tragic accident happened when the fighter jet was taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India.</p> <p>In a Twitter post, the Indian Air Force confirmed the incident stating that IAF lost &nbsp;Group Captain A Gupta in the tragic accident. "IAF expresses deep condolences and stands firmly with the family members," Indian Air Force tweeted.&nbsp;</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1372090639865683969[/tw]</p> <p>Meanwhile, a court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate what caused the accident.&nbsp; This is second such incident in 2021. Earlier this year in January, IAF's MiG-21 aircraft crashed in the Suratgarh area of Rajasthan. However, the pilot ejected himself safely during the accident and saved his life.&nbsp;</p> <p>Prior to that, Indian Navy's MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashed into the sea after which one pilot had gone missing while the other one was rescued.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik while speaking in the Parliament in 2019 had noted that the Indian Air Force has lost a total of 27 aircrafts including 15 fighter jets and helicopters, in crashes since 2016.&nbsp;</p>

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