Indian Air force (IAF) fighter aircraft MiG-29 crashed on Monday afternoon on the outskirt of laparda village near Jam Khambhalia town in Jamnagar district. There was no casualty reported. It was a routine sortie. The pilot onboard come to know about technical error and jumped down using parachute at a nick of time.
He got minor injuries and was given primary treatment at Jamnagar. IAF has ordered a court of inquiry in the matter, an official said, adding that their team reached the spot at a farm where the crash took place. Senior IAF officials too reached the place using Air Force helicopter.