April 4, 2002 at 4:25 pm
two pieces of news from India…..
1st:
MIG-21 crashes in Rajasthan village:
An Indian Air Force MIG-21 crashed in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district on Thursday noon, a senior police official said in Jaipur.
The fighter plane was on a routine exercise when it crashed in Jhelu-Gagari village, the official said.
The pilot bailed out safely, he said.
District authorities and IAF personnel have rushed to the crash site, he added.
2nd:
India will soon start upgrading its MIG 27 itself. Till now they have been sending them to Russia…now they will be upgraded in Bangalore by HAL.