*Karachi – An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed inRajasthan’s Suratgarh, a statement issued by IAF stated.*
In a statement issued on Twitter, the IAF said the aircraft experiencedmajor technical malfunction during a training sortie in the western sector.
The pilot survived the crash, it added. “A court of inquiry has beenordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.”
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In 1961, the IAF procured the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau-made MiG 21.The single-engine, single-seater multirole fighter/ground attack aircraftof Russian origin forms the back-bone of the IAF. It has a max speed of2230 km/hr (Mach 2.1) and carries one 23mm twin barrel cannon with fourR-60 close combat missiles.
