IAF Sukhoi fighter crashes near Barmer
15 March, New Delhi
A Sukhoi fighter aircraft of the IAF crashed near Barmer in Rajasthan this afternoon.
The aircraft crashed after taking off from Uttarlai airbase at around 1500 hours, an IAF official told UNI here.
Both the pilots of aircraft ejected safely, said the official.
This was the second mishap involving the IAF aircraft after a Chetak chopper crashed in Allahabad this morning. Both the pilots of the chopper miraculously escaped after it toppled during the emergency landing following a technical snag.
The court of Inquiries have been ordered to probe the incidents, said the official.