IAF Mirage-2000 crashes at HAL Airport, both Pilot killed

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG

Video grab from the crash site

News just coming in that Mirage-2000 trainer of Indian Air Force has crashed at HAL Airport in Bangalore. As per early inputs received Both pilots have ejected from the ill fated aircraft but their are also unconfirmed reports that one of pilot didn’t make it and another one has suffered serious injuries and has been taken to air force hospital but as per latest inputs he to didn’t make it .

this is second crash of IAF fighter jet in less than a week , few days back Jaguar ground attack aircraft crashed in state of UP while on routine training sortie

idrw.org is waiting for more news inputs for more information , so kindly hang on

Updates

11.30 : Sqn Ldr Negi and Sqn Ldr Abrol were pilots of the Mirage-2000 trainer

11.44 : After takeoff aircraft developed snag and pilots had low ejection

11.46 : Mirage-2000 trainer was recently upgraded by HAL and was going though customer acceptance trials before it been handed over

https://twitter.com/x/status/1091218688450183170

 

[GHALIB]

so sad .

 

[NeonNinja]

sad news

 

[Maxpane]

Rip

 

[jaiind]

Om shanthi to fallens

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

Ohh upgraded one and unfortunately both pilots are killed. Sad incident if pilots are killed. Commiseration to their families from Pakistan.

 

[Areesh]

Nice "upgrade" by HAL

 

[Rafi]

RIP.

 

[Abu Zarrar]

RIP

 

[Windjammer]

Some sources claiming that this is the 17th IAF Mirage-2000 to crash.

 

[Mace]

Some sources claiming that this is the 17th IAF Mirage-2000 to crash.

Stop being a wisea$$

RIP

 

[Windjammer]

Stop being a wisea$$

RIP

What's being wise in that you moron.
It's your country fellow claiming this.

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Harsh‏ @NorthernCavalry
Replying to @Kaisersnoozy @SirTrafalgarLaw and
This is 17th mirage-2000 crash

10:59 PM - 31 Jan 2019

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[jamahir]

My commiserations.

 

[hussain0216]

The indians can call it karma for gloating about Pakistani f7 pilot

 

[Windjammer]

A very tragic end for the pilot. R.I.P

Though both the pilots ejected before the crash, Sqn Ldr Siddarth Negi (31) was killed when he landed in the wreckage of the aircraft. Sq Ldr Sameer Abrol (33), who was rushed to the hospital, died at the hospital.

An eye witness, Brijesh, who runs a carpentry outlet close to the airport Wall, said he and many others in the neighbourhood saw the aircraft catch fire in the air. But even as they watched in horror, the pilots ejected out. However, the blaze from the crashing jet instantly spread to the parachute. "When we rushed to the spot where the pilots fell, one of them was fully burnt except his face. He had lost consciousness," recalled Brijesh.

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