A MiG-21 plane of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer Friday night during a training sortie and the pilot was killed.
The pilot killed in action was Wing Commander Harshit Sinha, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said.
The plane crashed in the Desert National Park area under the Sam police station, Jaisalmer SP Ajay Singh told PTI.
The SP said local police reached the spot.
The IAF said on Twitter, “This evening, around 8.30 pm, a MiG-21 aircraft of IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie.” It added that an inquiry “is being ordered”.
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