A MiG-27 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jodhpur’s Dangiwas during a routine mission on Tuesday. The pilot ejected to safety at a farm at Jaleli-Faujdar village.
The aircraft had taken off from the IAF’s Jodhpur airbase.
“A MiG 27 aircraft airborne from Jodhpur crashed during a routine mission on Tuesday morning. Pilot ejected safely. A Court of Inquiry will investigate the cause of the accident,” defence spokesperson Colonel Sombit Ghosh said.
Jodhpur Deputy Commissioner Amandeep Singh said no loss of life had been reported in the crash. Singh and other police officials reached the spot and cordoned off the area.
(With PTI inputs)
