Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet crashes in Assam, pilots ejected safely
Both pilots of the aircraft ejected safely.
A top official of IAF in Tezpur said the incident took place at Baralimari area near Laokhowa wildlife sanctuary in Nagaon district at around 12-30 pm.
"The aircraft had taken off from the Tezpur Salanibari Air Force Station on a routine mission. After take off, the aircraft had developed technical problem and the pilots had forced to abandon and ejected safely," the IAF official said.
"The aircraft had lost control with the radar at the air force station after take off and after crashed around 12-30 pm," the official said.
Both the pilots were safe.
On other hand, IAF has ordered a court inquiry to ascertain the cause of the incident.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
