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This is an archive article published on December 2, 2011

MiG-21 crashes,pilot ejects safely

The fighter jet took off from Sirsa for an afternoon sortie and crashed within minutes.

In yet another incident of Indian fighter jets’ crash,an Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed in Sirsa district,Haryana,this afternoon. The crash took place around 1.40 pm. According to the Haryana police,nobody got injured in the mishap.

The fighter jet took off from Sirsa Airbase for an afternoon sortie,and within minutes crashed in the same district. The jet crashed in the fields of Mangali village between Ellanabad and Sultanpur area. Official sources say the pilot,details of whom is not yet known,ejected safely and landed in Sultanpur village.

About two months ago,another MiG-21 had crashed near Uttarlai airport in Rajasthan’s Barmer district but the pilot ejected safely.

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