2 IAF fighter jets Sukhoi-30, Mirage 2000 crash in MP; 1 in Rajasthan

Sukhoi-30 had two pilots onboard and the Mirage 2000 aircraft had one. One pilot killed in Morena crash

Two Indian Air Force (IAF) figter jets, a Sukhoi-30 and a Mirage 2000 have crashed near Morena, Madhya Pradesh, according to news reports by ANI. 

The IAF has confirmed that one pilot has been killed in the Morena crash.

Another aircraft crash has been reported from Rajasthan's Bharatpur. However, the authorities are yet to find what type of plane it was. News reports suggest that it was also an IAF fighter jet.

According to reports the two IAF aircrafts that crashed in Morena had taken off from the Gwalior air base during an exercise.

 

#WATCH | Wreckage seen. A Sukhoi-30 and Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed near Morena, Madhya Pradesh. Search and rescue operations launched. The two aircraft had taken off from the Gwalior air base where an exercise was going on. pic.twitter.com/xqCJ2autOe

— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2023

Initial reports suggest that the Sukhoi-30 had two pilots onboard and the Mirage 2000 aircraft had one. Two pilots are reportedly safe, while the third pilot was reportedly died.
 

The IAF has initiated a court of enquiry to find out whether there was a mid-air collision in Madhya Pradesh, according to media reports.

The news on pilot's safety is still awaited in the aircraft crash in Rajastha's Bharatpur.

The Bharatpur DSP has told ANI that he received information about a plane crash around 10-10.15 am. However, reaching the spot, it was found it was an IAF fighter jet. 

Received info about a plane crash around 10-10.15 am. After coming here, it was found it was an IAF fighter jet. Going by the debris, we're unable to adjudge if it's a fighter plane or a regular plane. Yet to know if pilots got out or are still in: Bharatpur DSP at Bharatpur, Raj pic.twitter.com/W9BupSKU8B

— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2023

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed in a tweet that he has directed the local administration to assist the IAF in the relief and rescue operation. 

 

मुरैना के कोलारस के पास वायुसेना के सुखोई-30 और मिराज-2000 विमानों के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने की खबर अत्यंत दुखद है। मैंने स्थानीय प्रशासन को त्वरित बचाव एवं राहत कार्य में वायुसेना के सहयोग के निर्देश दिए हैं। विमानों के पायलट के सुरक्षित होने की ईश्वर से कामना करता हूं।

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) January 28, 2023