Two IAF aircraft crash near Madhya Pradesh’s Morena
Two Indian Air Force or IAF fighter aircraft crashed in the Pahadgarh area of Morena in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Morena additional superintendent of police Rai Singh Narwariya said, “An air force team is reaching the spot to confirm about the plane and number of people present in it. Police found a hand near the plane.”
News agencies reported citing defense sources that a Sukhoi-30 and Mirage 2000 aircraft were involved in the crash.
The two aircraft had taken off from the Gwalior air base in Madhya Pradesh where an exercise was going on.
The IAF court of inquiry to establish whether there was a mid-air collision or not. The Su-30 had two pilots, while Mirage 2000 had one pilot during the crash. Initial reports suggest two pilots are safe, while an IAF chopper reaching the location of the third pilot soon, defense sources told.
“Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh was briefed by the Chief of Air Staff on the crash of two aircraft of the Indian Air Force. Raksha Mantri enquired about the well-being of the IAF pilots and is monitoring the developments closely,” defense ministry sources told.
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