MiG-21 crashes in Jaisalmer, Wing Commander killed

Jaipur/New Delhi, Dec 24

A MiG-21 plane of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on Friday night during a training sortie, killing the pilot, Wing Commander Harshit Sinha.

The plane crashed in the Desert National Park area under the Sam police station, said Jaisalmer SP Ajay Singh.

The IAF tweeted, “This evening, around 8.30 pm, a MiG-21 aircraft of the IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie.”

It added that an inquiry “is being ordered”. “With deep sorrow, the IAF conveys the sad demise of Wing Commander Harshit Sinha in the flying accident this evening and stands firmly with the family of the braveheart,” it stated. — TNS/PTI