MIG-27 crashes in WB; pilots ejects to safety

[sudhir007]

Kolkata/New Delhi: A MiG-27 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in a tea garden near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Friday but the pilot managed to eject safely.
"The aircraft was on a routine training sortie from the Hashimara airbase and crashed at around 1310 hours, nearly 15 kilometres from its take off base near near New Jalpaiguri," IAF officials said.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Gautam managed to bailout safely before the aircraft crashed, they said.
The IAF has ordered a Court of Inquiry to investigate the causes behind the crash, they said.
This was the ninth accident involving an IAF aircraft this year

MIG-27 crashes in West Bengal; pilots ejects to safety

 

[Spitfighter]

Only nine accidents? So have we come down to 31.5 squadrons now?

seriously? who is in charge of the Indian military because not only is it falling apart but they also seem to be incapable of deciding what to buy, forget producing it in house.

At this point, I would either stop paying my taxes or ask for a refund. old, brainless babus. !!

 

[gogbot]

We are getting new jets to replace the old ones, stuff like this will only speed those up.