Indian Air Force today said that two pilots of the crashed Sukhoi 30 jet have not survived. Both the pilots had suffered fatal injuries when the aircraft crashed approximately 60 Km from Tezpur Airbase on 23rd of this month. <br/><br/>Defence Ministry in a statement said, analysis of the Flight Data Recorder and certain other articles recovered from the crash site revealed that Sqn Ldr D Pankaj and Flt Lt S Achudev could not initiate ejection before the crash. The wreckage of the aircraft was earlier located on 26th of this month after continuous search operation in the area.<br/><br/>The aircraft took off around 1030 AM and had gone off the radar and lost radio contact around 11.10 AM when aircraft was around 60 Kms from Tezpur. The aircraft was on a routine training mission as part of a two aircraft formation. A court of Inquiry has already been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident.
News On AIR | May 31, 2017 9:53 PM
IAF says two pilots of crashed Sukhoi 30 jet not survived