IAF MIG-29 (UPG) Aircraft accident

New Delhi, May 8 (Punjab Post Bureau) – One Mig-29 aircraft airborne on a training mission from an Air Force base near Jalandhar met with an accident today at 1045h. The aircraft had developed a technical snag and the pilot ejected safely as he was unable to control the aircraft. The pilot has been rescued by a helicopter. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of accident.