MiG-29 fighter crashes in Barmer: A major accident has happened in Barmer district of Rajasthan. Air Force fighter plane MiG-29 has crashed. After the accident, the plane caught fire and fire engines were sent to the spot to extinguish the fire. During routine practice, a serious problem occurred in the MiG-29 plane. Due to this the pilot had to eject from the plane.
An Air Force fighter plane has crashed in Barmer district of Rajasthan. It is being told that there was a technical fault in the Mig-29 fighter jet. Due to which it crashed. However, there is no information about loss of life in the accident. The pilot is safe. This accident happened during routine practice. As soon as the information about the accident was received, Nagana police station and Air Force officials reached the spot. The pilot did not suffer any harm in the accident, the pilot is completely safe. After the accident, the plane caught fire and fire engines were sent to the spot to extinguish the fire.
The Air Force issued a statement saying that the pilot was not harmed in the accident. However, the Air Force says that how this accident happened is being investigated. The fighter plane crashed away from the residential area. The accident happened around 10 pm on Monday night.
During a routine night training mission in Barmer sector, an IAF MiG-29 encountered a critical technical snag, forcing the pilot to eject. The pilot is safe and no loss of life or property was reported. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) September 2, 2024
Barmer Collector Nishant Jain, Superintendent of Police Narendra Meena and other senior officials reached the accident site. Meena said that the incident happened away from the populated area. He also told that there was no loss of life after the accident. Meena also said that the place where the plane crashed was filled with rainwater. Due to which fire engines had difficulty reaching the spot. Local people came forward to help. He told that a radius of 400 meters from the plane has been sealed. The fighter plane is still burning. Therefore, action will be taken as per the SOP of the Air Force. Investigation has been started.
VIDEO | A fighter jet crashed near Bandra village in Rajasthan’s Barmer earlier today. No casualties reported.
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