A MiG-27 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Wednesday (08 June 2016) near the Jodhpur district of the state of Rajasthan. The pilot flying the aircraft, Flight Lieutenant A Patni, bailed out safely and reported some troubles in the aircraft.
The aircraft crashed after a few minutes it took off for a routine sortie. It crashed around 01:20pm, around 15 minutes after the take off. Officials said that there has been no damage on the ground as well and the situation was immediately taken under control.
B L Meena, Superintendent of Police of Pali district in a statement said, “The is no report of any loss of life on the ground in the crash which took place in Mandawas village.”
“The pilot has been located and is safe,” the SP added.
