India: MIG-21 Bison fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilot killed

NEW DELHI, 25 December 2021, (TON): A MIG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Jaisalmar, Rajasthan late on Friday evening. The pilot Wing Commander Harshit Sinha was killed in the accident.

The IAF said on social media “this evening, around 8:30 pm, a MiG-21 aircraft of IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie.”

It stated “with deep sorrow, IAF conveys the sad demise of Wg Cdr Harshit Sinha in the flying accident this evening and stands firmly with the family of the braveheart.”

The IAF added “an inquiry is being ordered.”

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