The aircraft suffered an “onboard emergency” and obliterated a house. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - Three people on the ground died in India on Monday when a Russian-made MiG-21 military aircraft suffered an “onboard emergency” and obliterated a house, the authorities said.
The MiG fighter jet crashed onto the house in the western state of Rajasthan and three villagers died, police officer Sudhir Chaudhary told AFP. The pilot “experienced an onboard emergency, following which he attempted to recover the aircraft as per existing procedures”, an IAF statement said. “The IAF regrets the loss of lives and offers its deepest condolences to the bereaved families. A Court of Inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.”Tweet URL
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