IAF's Sukhoi crashes near Pune, both pilots manage to survive

Tuesday, 14 October 2014 - 7:51pm IST | Agency: DNA Webdesk

An Indian Air Force Sukhoi SU-30MKI fighter plane crashed near Pune at 5:30 PM on Tuesday. The jet crashed shortly after it took off from Pune's Lohegaon IAF base. In a sheer stroke of luck, both the pilots flying the aircraft escaped unhurt according to information provided by the Pune rural police superintendent Manoj Lohiya.

In the last few years, fighter aircrafts have had a rough flight. As many as 19 fighter planes have met with accident according to information given by government in the parliament. According to information available, eight MiG-21s (different versions), three Jaguars, three MiG-29s, two Sukhoi SU-30MKIs, two Mirage 2000 and one MiG 27 ML have met with accidents just in the last three years.

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