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Indian Air Force MiG 29 crashes in Punjab, pilot bails out

IRNA

New Delhi, Dec 4, IRNA -- A MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air 
Force (IAF) crashed near Adampur in Western Indian State of Punjab`s 
Hoshiarpur district with the pilot bailing out safely. 
The aircraft developed some snag during routine flying and crashed
25 kilometers south-east of Adampur air-base at 12:43 p.m. (local 
time), an IAF spokesperson said adding the pilot Squadron-Leader P.J. 
Mohammed bailed out to safety. 
The MiG-29, which are the front line aircraft of the force, have 
had a good safety record so far with only 2-3 crashes since their 
induction in late 1980s. 
IAF has ordered a court of inquiry into the crash. 
/AA/215 
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