Pilot killed as MiG-29 crashes in Anantnag
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An Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in an open field at Simthan near Bijbehara in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.
An Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in an open field at Simthan near Bijbehara in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said that a police team, headed by additional SP Anantnag, reached the spot and the security forces cordoned the area in minutes of the crash. A search operation was launched as the security forces believed that there would be two pilots on board the jet.
However, soon it became clear from the IAF base in Srinagar and Awantipore that there was only one pilot on the jet.
The body of the pilot was recovered and carried to an IAF base.
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