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IAF decides to ground the entire fleet of Mig-21s until Rajasthan crash is probed | Oneindia News

The Indian Air Force has decided to ground the entire fleet of its Mig 21s as as the investigations into the May 8 crash are still underway and the reason behind the crash is being probed. 3 civilians were killed after the wreckage of a MiG-21 fighter jet fell on a house on May 8 in Rajasthan while the pilot ejected safely, sustaining minor injuries. Air Force officials say that the grounding is a routine procedure that is undertaken after any such tragic incidents…and that the fleets would be back in action after the checks are done. The IAF has already constituted a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of Rajasthan accident. Mig stands for Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau of the erstwhile Soviet Union and it is a supersonic fighter jet. Since its initial induction in 1963, India has inducted over 900 MiG-21s. Up until the first half of 2022, the IAF operated four squadrons of MiG-21 Bison fighters, each squadron comprising around 16 to 18 aircraft. This made the total strength of MiG-21 Bisons between 64 and 72. But on 30th September last year, the Indian Air Force retired the No. 51 ‘swordarms’ MiG-21 fighter Squadron based in Srinagar. #Mig21 #Mig21grounded #mig21flyingcoffin ~PR.153~HT.98~ED.102~

IAF MiG-21 jet crashed near Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh, two civilians lost their lives | Oneindia News

An IAF MiG-21 jet crashed in Rajasthan’s Hanumangrah. Two civilians lost their lives in the crash. The pilot was safe. #IAF #MiG21Crash #Rajasthan ~HT.99~PR.150~ED.102~

IAF pilots use night vision goggles to rescue stranded Indians from airstrip in Sudan |Oneindia News

On the intervening night of April 27 and 28, an Indian Air Force's C-130J heavy-lift aircraft rescued 121 people from a small airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna which is about 40 km north of the Sudan capital of Khartoum. #OperationKaveri #IAF #NightVisionGoggles ~HT.99~ED.151~ED.155~

President Draupadi Murmu takes maiden sortie in fighter jet in Assam Tezpur air base | Oneindia News

Today, in her maiden sortie on a fighter jet, President Draupadi Murmu took off in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at Assam's Tezpur Air Force station. The President undertook a sortie during her three-day visit to the state as Supreme Commander of the defence forces. #DraupadiMurmu #TezpurAirForceStation #Assam ~PR.151~ED.155~GR.125~HT.96~

PM Modi flags off Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express train in Hyderabad | Oneindia News

PM Modi flags off Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express train in Hyderabad; India records 6,155 new cases in 24 hours; President Droupadi Murmu takes sortie on the Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft; Fire at PVC Market in Delhi #PMModi #VandeBharatExpress #AIIMSBibinagar ~PR.152~ED.155~GR.125~HT.96~