Pilot ejects, is safe after MiG crashes

NDTV Correspondent | Updated: February 04, 2011 15:36 IST

Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh: The pilot of an India Air Force MiG-21 'Bison' fighter aircraft ejected and survived the crash.

The pilot has been found and taken to Gwalior Military hospital.

The MiG exploded into flames in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district.

It was on a routine training and had taken off from Gwalior and crashed 150 km from the same.

More details are awaited.

Story first published:

February 04, 2011 13:27 IST

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