MiG Crash in Barmer Video: MiG Crash in Barmer, Rajasthan; Both the pilots on board the plane died, Defense Minister took information from the Air Force Chief

MiG Crash in Rajasthan Barmer A MiG aircraft crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan late on Thursday night. It is said that two pilots were on board the plane. The wreckage of the plane was scattered far and wide. Read this report...

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Jul 28, 2022 - 23:57
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MiG Crash in Barmer Video: MiG Crash in Barmer, Rajasthan; Both the pilots on board the plane died, Defense Minister took information from the Air Force Chief
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MiG Crash in Rajasthan Barmer: A MiG aircraft crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan late on Thursday night. The plane crashed in Bhimda village of Baitu police station area of ​​Barmer. Both the pilots on board the plane have died. According to eyewitnesses, people saw a ball of fire with a loud explosion in the village. The Indian Air Force has said that it stands firmly with the bereaved families of the pilots who lost their lives. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.

Defense Minister inquired about the accident from the Air Force Chief

According to the report of news agency ANI, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has spoken to the Chief of the Air Staff (Indian Air Force) Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhary about this accident. The Air Chief has shared the complete details of the accident to the Defense Minister.

The fire had started in the plane itself.

Eyewitnesses said that the plane had caught fire above, so the pilot made 2 to 3 rounds over Bhimda village to land it. Eventually the plane crashed a short distance from the village. There was panic in the village after the news of the plane crashed. The villagers rushed towards the spot but both the pilots were martyred. The incident is said to have happened around 9 pm. After the crash, the debris of the plane was scattered up to half a kilometer away.

Major Aircraft Accidents

  • On October 21, 2021, a Mirage 2000 aircraft of the IAF crashed in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh.
  • On August 25, 2021, a MiG-21 aircraft of the IAF crashed during a training mission in Barmer, Rajasthan.
  • On May 20, 2021, a MiG-21 aircraft crashed in Punjab's Moga district, killing an Air Force pilot.
  • On March 17, 2021, a MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in which a Group Captain of the Air Force was killed.
  • On January 5, 2021, a MiG-21 Bison plane crashed during landing in Suratgarh, Rajasthan.
  • In February 2019, two aircraft of IAF's aerobatic team Surya Kiran crashed after colliding with each other in the air.
  • In October 2017, at least seven people were killed when an Indian Air Force helicopter crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • In December 2015, a plane carrying BSF personnel had crashed near the Delhi airport.

Videos going viral on social media

As soon as the information about the accident was received, the District Collector, SP and Air Force officials left for the spot. Videos of the accident are becoming increasingly viral on social media. The IAF has confirmed the deaths of two pilots. It is said that the body of one pilot was badly burnt while the body of the other was also broken into several pieces. Incidents of crashes of MiG-21 aircraft have been coming to the fore in the past as well. On December 21 last year, a MiG-21 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force crashed near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

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