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NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet crashed near Nawanshahr in Punjab on Friday morning. The MiG-29 pilot was ejected after the plane developed a technical problem and did not respond. The pilot is safe. The pilot has been identified as Wing Commander MK Pandey.
The plane, which took off from the Adampur Air Force Station near Jalandhar, was on a training mission.
An IAF fighter jet crashed into the fields here, the PTI news agency said, citing Nawanshahr deputy commissioner Vinay Bublani. The accident took place around 10:30 in the morning.
An IAF spokesperson confirmed that the MiG-29 aircraft was on a training mission from an Air Force base near Jalandhar.
“The aircraft had developed a technical problem and the pilot safely ejected as he was unable to control the aircraft,” he said.
The official said the pilot was rescued by a helicopter and an investigative tribunal was ordered to investigate the cause of the accident.
It should be remembered that the IAF has lost several MiG 21 trainers and MiG 29 fighter jets in accidents due to technical problems in recent years.
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