MiG-21 Jet Crash: MiG-21 fell on the roof of a house in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, and two villagers died; the pilot safe

MiG-21 plane crash in Hanumangarh Rajasthan. An Indian Air Force MiG-21 aircraft crashed in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh on Monday, killing two villagers. Army helicopter has reached the accident site for rescue. According to Air Force sources, the aircraft had taken off from Suratgarh.

Both pilots on board are safe

District Magistrate Rukmani Riar said that both the pilots of the aircraft were safe. The plane crashed near the Dabli area of Hanumangarh. At the same time, Additional Superintendent of Police Jassaram Bose said that two civilian casualties have been reported.

Planes have crashed before

Earlier, on July 28, two pilots were killed in a twin-seater MiG-21 trainer aircraft that crashed near Rajasthan's Barmer district. At the same time, a pilot lost his life after two Indian Air Force fighter jets Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 crashed during a training exercise in Bharatpur. One aircraft met with an accident in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, and the other in Bharatpur.

Last week, a helicopter crashed in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

In April, the accident occurred in Kochi, Kerala, when a Coast Guard helicopter was landing.

Two army helicopters crashed in Arunachal Pradesh

In October last year, two incidents of army helicopter crashes were reported in Arunachal Pradesh. On October 5, 2022, a helicopter crashed near the Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh, killing an Indian Army pilot. Exactly a fortnight after this, five defense personnel were killed, who were aboard an Indian Army Aviation Advanced Light Helicopter (Weapon Systems Integrated) - ALH WSI based at Likabali (Assam), that crashed in Arunachal's Upper Siang district on October 21. Tuting had crashed near Siang village, 25 km from the headquarters.

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