Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashes near Gwalior airbase

• The craft was on a routine training mission when it crashed.
• Both pilots managed to eject safely.
• The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to ascertain cause of accident.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 crashed on Wednesday near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh airbase during a routine training.

The aircraft was on a routine training mission and both pilots, a group captain and a squadron leader managed to eject safely, Indian media reported. The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident.

Madhya Pradesh: MiG 21 Trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Gwalior, today. Both the pilots, including a Group Captain and a squadron leader, managed to eject safely. pic.twitter.com/Gdmik5RhTN

— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2019

This year in June, the India Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik in a statement said that 27 IAF aircrafts have crashed since 2016 including 15 fighter jets and helicopters.