IAF Group Captain killed in MiG-21 crash


New Delhi, Mar 17 (IANS): A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer lost his life after his fighter jet MiG-21 Bison met with a accident on Wednesday. To ascertain the cause of accident, a court of inquiry has been set up.

The accident happened when the aircraft was taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India, an IAF spokesperson said.

"IAF lost Group Captain A. Gupta in the accident," he said.

  

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  • Evans C Sumitra, Udupi/New York, USA.

    Wed, Mar 17 2021

    RIP, Captain A. Gupta.

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 17 2021

    Mig needs to stop. It's always called a flying death trap and is considered unsafe. We better switch all of those migs to tejas. Rip to captain Gupta.

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