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An Indian air force Mig-21 caught fire in mid-air and crashed

Kolkata, India - Pilot and trainee pilot survived

A Mig-21 of the Indian Air Force with two people on board crashed yesterday in the surroundings of Panshidewa village, in Darjeeling district (India). The plane before crashing into a pond, caught fire in mid-air, but fortunately the pilot and the trainee pilot survived the incident thanks to the ejectable seat system. Last June 26 another Indian Air Force combat aircraft, this time a Mig-23, crashed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 31072
Rome, Italy, 07/16/2002 12:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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