*NEW DELHI: **Indian Air Force makes history, lost at least 8 combat jetsin a month as reported by India media.*
*India has lost its another aircraft as one more MiG-27 UPG fighter jet ofIndian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Sirohi city of Rajasthan on Sundaymorning, Indian media reported.*
According to reports, the fighter jet was on a routine missing from Jodhpurwhich was crashed in Sirohi, about 180 kilometres away, *NDTV *reported.
However, no clarification was made for survival of the pilot so far.Further details of the crash are still undisclosed.
On March 8, Indian Air Force (IAF)’s Soviet-era ground-attack aircraftMiG-21 had crashed in Rajasthan’s Bikaner during a ‘routine mission’.
According to Indian media reports, the plane that took off from Nal nearBikaner crashed after being hit by a bird, whereas the pilot ejectedhimself safely.
India has lost at least 8 war planes in the past one month, two of themwere shot down by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in a recent engagement and apilot Abhinandan was also taken into the custody.
On February 27, former Indian air force (IAF)’s official Ram Parkash hadconfirmed that India had lost two MiG 21 jets and three of its pilots.
“We have lost our two jets and three pilots,” Parkash wrote in his tweet.
He further said in his tweet that the morale of the IAF was down and outafter the heavy loss.