In Nashik district, Maharashtra, a Sukhoi fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed on Tuesday. The incident occurred near Shirasgaon village at around 1:20 PM, police reported. Fortunately, both the pilot and co-pilot managed to eject safely before the crash.
The aircraft was being flown by Wing Commander Bokil and his second-in-command, Biswas. After ejecting, both pilots suffered minor injuries and were promptly taken to the HAL hospital for treatment.
Following the crash, the jet caught fire, which was quickly extinguished. Debris from the aircraft is scattered within a 500-meter radius around the crash site. Teams from the Indian Air Force, HAL security, and HAL technical unit have arrived at the scene to conduct an investigation.
Probe ordered by HAL and IAF
As per the police, the aircraft caught fire after the crash which was doused. The parts of the plane are now spread in a 500 metre radius, he said.
Meanwhile, the teams of Indian Air Force, HAL security and HAL technical unit visited the spo. Both the HAL and IAF have ordered the investigation.
Notably the Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a two-seater, twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russian aircraft manufacturing major Sukhoi and built under licence by HAL for the IAF.
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