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

[Raider 21]

It is not a dangerous but an unforgiving profession. Sad day for the flight test community.

 

[Reichsmarschall]

What a tragedy , Lenders are asking pak to curtail military spending.

hope this will bring back deceased Indian aviators

 

[sathya]

hope this will bring back deceased Indian aviators

Will your previous suggestion bring back ?

 

[Reichsmarschall]

Will your previous suggestion bring back ?

NO but it will certainly save others

 

[sathya]

NO but it will certainly save others

Exactly

 

[Tipu7]

They ordered a total of 59 over the years, 41 single seat and 7 twin seat trainers remain.

Total 32 M2K operational. Among them only 6 are upgraded ones.
IAF is in miserable shape

Some official and other not revealed publicly.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?...AAIBAJ&sjid=h2MEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3649,592439&hl=en

Hangar Roof Collapses, Damages 8 India Jets
June 02, 1989|From Associated Press
NEW DELHI — The ceiling of a hangar collapsed last week at an air base at Gwalior, 170 miles southeast of New Delhi, damaging eight Indian air force Mirage 2000 combat jets, it was reported Thursday.

Two of the French-built planes, purchased in 1985, were damaged beyond repair and six others suffered extensive damage, according to Defense Ministry sources quoted by the Indian Express. The cost was estimated at $175 million. Defense Ministry spokesman T.G. Nallamuthu confirmed the accident but insisted the damage to the jets was minor.

Hangar Roof Collapses, Damages 8 India Jets - Los Angeles Times

They lost all 8 of them. Written off.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Total 32 M2K operational. Among them only 6 are upgraded ones.
IAF is in miserable shape


They lost all 8 of them. Written off.

Maybe so, but they are in far far better shape than PAF !!!

 

[chengdusudise]

two innocent pilots were “upgraded” by HAL.RIP