7 injured as MIG-27 fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force crashes
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, May 15, IRNA – Seven villagers injured as MIG-27 fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan state Friday Morning.
Figher aircraft which was on a routine sortie crashed in a village Konkani of Jodhpur district injuring seven persons on the ground.
The pilot ejected safely after the crash took place around, PTI reported here quoting Defence PRO Lt Col N N Joshi.
The injured have been admitted to Jodhpur hospital.
The Mikoyan MiG-27 (Russian) is a ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan design bureau in the Soviet Union and later license-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the "Valiant".
It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimized for the air-to-ground role.
However unlike the Mig-23, the Mig-27 did not see widespread usage outside Russia as most countries opted for the MiG-23BN and Sukhoi Su-25 instead.
It currently only remains with the IAF over 180 and Sri Lankan Air Forces (SLAF) over 7 in service.
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