MiG-21 Trainer Aircraft Crashes in Gwalior, Pilots Eject Safely

The aircraft was on a routine mission, and crashed around 10 am on Wednesday, 25 September.

(Photo: ANI/Altered by The Quint)

A MiG-21 trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed near the Gwalior airbase on Wednesday, 25 September, official sources said.

Both pilots – the Group Captain and a squadron leader – ejected safely.

(Photo: ANI)

(Photo: ANI)

The aircraft was on a routine mission and crashed around 10 am, the sources told PTI.

The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident, they said.

"The two pilots ejected safely according to the information passed to us from the village head from the spot, some 60 km from the district headquarters," Bhind Superintendent of Police Rudolf Alvares told PTI.

“We informed the IAF officials in Gwalior about the incident,” the SP added.

(With inputs from PTI, ANI)