In the wee hours of Friday, an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot – Abhinav Choudhary was killed after a MiG-21 aircraft crashed near Moga in Punjab.
- The incident took place at around 1 am on Friday when the Mig-21 of the IAF crashed at Langiana Khurd village of Baghapurana in Moga. The IAF aircraft was on a routine training sortie when the accident happened, the air force officials said.
A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
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Moga Superintendent of Police Gurdeep Singh said, “The aircraft crashed in a field and caught fire. It was raining heavily at the time,” and added that there was no other loss of life or damage to property.
He said the pilot appeared to have deployed a parachute in a bid to land safely. “It seems he broke his neck upon impact on the ground,” he added.
- The pilot's body was found about two kilometres from the crash site, barely 200 metres from a couple of big 'havelis'.
“Had the aircraft crashed over these houses, it could have caused heavy casualties,” the SHO told PTI.
He added that IAF officials from Halwara and Bathinda with medical teams and ambulances reached the crash site, about 12 km from Baghapurana town on the Mudki road.
- IAF pilot Abhinav Choudhary was a resident of Ganganagar in Meerut. The Squadron Leader's family is originally from Baghpat but has been residing in Meerut.
We at the Su-Niti News mourn the death of pilot Abhinav Choudhary and pay our homage.
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