MiG 21 Trainer Aircraft Crashes in Gwalior

Guwahati, September 25, 2019:

A MiG 21 Trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has crashed in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior on Wednesday morning.

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According to reports, two pilots, including a Group Captain and a squadron leader, had managed to eject safely from the MiG aircraft.

The MiG aircraft was on a routine training mission from Gwalior Airbase when it crashed near the airfield.

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A court of inquiry has been set by the Indian Air Force to ascertain the cause of the aircraft accident, according to reports.

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: Balalaika, because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; Ołówek, Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage,[3] and; Én bạc, meaning "Silver Swallow", in Vietnamese.

Approximately 60 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations six decades after its maiden flight. It made aviation records, became the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War and previously the longest production run of a combat aircraft

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