Times of Islamabad

Indian Air Force failed Balakot strike main planner ejected from Aircraft causing another shame to the IAF, Inquiry held

Indian Air Force failed Balakot strike main planner ejected from Aircraft causing another shame to the IAF, Inquiry held

[image: Balakot airstrikes planner ejects safely in MiG-21 crash in Gwalior]Image Courtesy: ANIEdited By: Shruti Shiksha | Updated: Sep 26, 2019, 07:53 AM IST

New Delhi: Indian Air Force failed Balakot strike main planner ejected fromAircraft causing another shame to the Indian Air Force and will have toundergo an inquiry by the higher command.

As per Indian media report, main planner of the Balakot aerial strikes onPakistan in February 2019, Group Captain YS Negi managed to eject safelyfrom his MiG-21 fighter aircraft which crashed in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh,on Wednesday.

He will undergo an inquiry for his failed mission resulting into Aircraftcrash.

Negi was the main pilot in the Type-69 MiG-21 Trainer Aircraft when itcrashed in Gwalior soon after taking off from the Maharajpur airbase there,IAF sources told ANI.

The officer had a main role in planning and executing the failed Balakotstrikes inside Pakistan.