IAF Jet Crashes In Rajasthan Reports Suggest a Bird Hit

INDIA: Indian Air Force (IAF) Jet MIG-21 Bison crashes near Nal in Rajasthan on Friday afternoon. Initial reports suggest it was due to a bird hit.

The pilot however was able to eject safely.

The IAF jet was on a routine mission and crashed after it was airborne from the airbase near Bikaner.

IAF spokesperson has said that initial report input suggest it was a bird hit after take off.

Court of Inquiry will be set up to determine the actual cause of the accident.

Initial report suggests it was a bird hit after take off

SP Bikaner, Pradeep Mohan Sharma has confirmed The MIG aircraft crashed in Shobhasar ki Dhani, 12 km from Bikaner city.

No casualties have been reported.

MiG-21 Bison Indian air force crashed near the city of Bikaner on the border with Pakistan. Pilot survived.

The reason for the crash: getting the bird into the engine. pic.twitter.com/A0hfWyZoJA
— Alex Btard (@codename_it1) March 8, 2019

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IAF Jet Crashes In 2019

February 1, 2019, a Mirage 2000 jet crashed at HAL airport, Bengaluru
February 19, 2019, 2 jets crashed in Air Show in Bangalore
February 27, 2019, 1 crash in Kashmir
February 27, 2019, 2 IAF jets Down by PAF 1xMiG 21 and 1xSukhui SU 30
February 27, 2019, 1x IAF Helicopter crashed 6 people dead
March 8, 2019, 1 MiG 21 crash in Rajistan

IAF Jet Crashes In 2018

March 20, 2018, An advanced Hawk Jet (AJT) trainer, crashed on the Subarnarekha River.
May 23, 2018. IAF Cheetah helicopter crash landed at Natha Top in Jammu and Kashmir.
June 5, 2018, IAF Jaguar crashed in the Mundra taluk of the Kutch region in northwestern Gujarat killing Air Commodore Sanjay Chauhan
June 8, 2018, Indian Air Force’s ‘Jaguar’ developed a snag while landing and had a minor accident.
June 27, 2018, Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter jet has crashed near Nashik in Maharashtra.
September 4, 2018, MiG 27 crashed near Jodhpur’s Banad area.

People Rushing to Crash Site

The Indians are upset and worried which shows in their tweets. Any one can understand their concern and sentiments.

As per records till this morning we had 113 MIG-21’s in our fleet. We lost one MIG-21 this afternoon in #Bikaner. The way govt. is dealing with the situation I can say we have 112 more MIG-21’s to crash. How can a government be so insensitive and let their pilots fly ancient jets.

As per records till this morning we had 113 MIG-21's in our fleet. We lost one MIG-21 this afternoon in #Bikaner. The way govt. is dealing with the situation I can say we have 112 more MIG-21's to crash. How can a govt. be so insensitive and let their pilots fly ancient jets.
— अंकित|Ankit (@samastipurwala) March 8, 2019

An IAF MIG-21 Aircraft crashes in Bikaner. The pilot ejected before the crash. It’s time to replace the outdated jets with new ones as these are a danger to many lives.#IndianArmedForces@narendramodi

An IAF MIG-21 Aircraft crashes in Bikaner. The pilot ejected before the crash. It's time to replace the outdated jets with new ones as these are a danger to many lives.#IndianArmedForces @narendramodi
— Dr Avinash Rudraprakash (@avinashk_kumar) March 8, 2019