UP: Army plane started burning midway, 2 pilots jumped to save their lives

Indian Army Plane Crash: A major accident took place in Agra, the crown city of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Monday (4 November 2024). In the middle of the journey, an army plane started burning in the sky. As the flames increased, he met with an accident and crashed in a field. At the time of the accident, the pilot and another person on board the plane saved their lives by jumping. As soon as the plane fell on the ground, it burst into flames. This accident took place in the vacant fields located near Songa village of Kagaraul area of ​​Agra.

As soon as information about the incident was received, officials of administration and security agencies rushed to the spot. Local police is also reaching the spot. Seeing the plane falling in the fields, the people of the village also immediately reached there. Orders for investigation have been issued immediately after the accident and all concerned agencies have been alerted so that the matter can be thoroughly investigated.

A MiG-29 fighter jet has crashed near Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The pilot has ejected from the plane. The plane had taken off from Adampur in Punjab and was en route to Agra for an exercise when the incident happened. More details awaited. Court of Inquiry to be ordered: Defence… pic.twitter.com/L6a7zxaBbV

— ANI (@ANI) November 4, 2024

The plane had taken off from Punjab

News agency NNI quoted defense officials as saying that this aircraft was MiG-29. It had taken off from Adampur in Punjab. The plane was going to Agra for routine exercise. Investigation is going on to find out what caused the accident.

There have been accidents in MiG-21 before also.

In September this year, a MiG-29 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force crashed due to a technical fault in Barmer district of Rajasthan. However, coincidentally even then the pilot had come out safely.

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