The Indian Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry to find out the reasons for the crash of a MiG-27 fighter plane near Jodhpur in Rajasthan today .It crashed shortly after take off for a routine sortie.The pilot,however, bailed out safely. An IAF official said in New Delhi the aircraft took off from Jodhpur air base around 1300 hours, but crashed within 20 minutes at a spot 60 km south of the Rajasthan town.AIR correspondent reports,the MiG-27 crash comes just a couple of days after a Cheetah helicopter of the IAF crash landed near the Siachen Glacier base camp.
News On AIR | November 10, 2010 5:36 PM
MiG-27 fighter plane crashes near Jodhpur