March 16, 2017 3:59 AM

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IAF's Sukhoi-30MKI fighter plane crashes in Rajasthan's Barmer

A Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer today, hours after a Chetak helicopter crash landed and toppled in Kaushambi near Allahabad.'<br/><br/>The two pilots of the helicopter were safe while both the pilots of the Sukhoi frontline jet ejected before the plane crashed.'<br/>'<br/>The IAF headquarters has ordered separate Court of Inquiry (CoI) into both the incidents.'<br/>'<br/>The Sukhoi fighter jet, which was based in Jodhpur IAF base and was on a training sortie, crashed in Barmer district, in the sixth such mishap involving fighter jets in 2016-17. A<br/>Mig 21 of IAF had crashed in Barmer in September last year.<br/>

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