Himachal Pradesh: Pilot dies after MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in Kangra
The Indian Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry into the crash.
The pilot of a MiG 21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force died when the aircraft crashed in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, ANI reported. He was earlier reported missing.
The Indian Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry into the crash.
The aircraft took off from Pathankot in Punjab, and crashed in Patta Jattiyan in Jawali subdivision of Kangra. The incident took place around 1.20 pm, The Tribune reported, quoting the local police chief Santosh Patial.
A MiG-21 aircraft, which was on a routine sortie crashed at 1321 hours in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. The aircraft had got airborne from Air Force Station Pathankot at 1220 hours. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to establish the cause of the accident.
— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2018
MiG-21 Indian aircraft coming from Punjab's Pathankot crashes in Patta Jattiyan in Jawali subdivision of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district. Pilot is missing. Rescue team on the way. More details awaited pic.twitter.com/093Psw4HEj
— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2018
