Sunday, 29 January 2023

TWO FIGHTER JETS CRASH, LEAVING ONE PILOT DEAD

 


Bhopal: According to reports, a fighter jet from the Indian Air Force, a Mirage 2000, and a Sukhoi Su-30 collided earlier today during a training exercise. The crash claimed the life of one pilot. While one jet crashed in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, the other fell near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, 100 kilometres away.

Defense sources claim that the Sukhoi had two pilots while the Mirage had just one. Both aircraft are used in combat by the Indian Air Force. The two Sukhoi pilots managed to flee the craft and were transported to the hospital by helicopter.

Both fighter aircraft

The Gwalior Air Force base, which houses squadrons of both the French Mirage 2000 and the Russian Sukhoi, served as the launch pad for both fighter jets.

Locals in Morena recorded videos from the site, which showed burning aeroplane parts lying about on the ground.

IAF inquiry court

To ascertain if there was a mid-air collision, the IAF has constituted a court of investigation. The Su-30 had two pilots during the disaster, compared to the Mirage 2000's single pilot. Initial reports state that two of the pilots are secure, and sources state that an IAF helicopter is its route to the third pilot's location.

According to a news source, Rajnath Singh, the defence minister, was briefed on the two aircraft mishap by the commander of the Indian Air Force PTI.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh's chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, wrote in a tweet: This is a very terrible incident as the Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Air Force crashed in Morena close to Kolaras. I've instructed the local administration to collaborate with the Air Force on critical rescue and relief operations. I pray that God protects the pilots of the aeroplanes.