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Indian Air Force plagued by air crashes

Delhi, India - "Safety improved to check their recurrence in future"

The Indian military aviation (IAF, Indian Air Force) has suffered 33 air accidents during the last three years, for a total of 31 fatalities. In particular, India has lost a Sapecat Jaguar, two Mirage 2000 (AVIONEWS) and three Sukhoi Su-30. The aircraft at the top of the crash list is the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 with 16 accidents. Among the total are ten helicopters too. The majority of the accidents...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1138786
Rome, Italy, 03/20/2012 14:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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