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| Indian Mirage 2000H (Wiki Info) |
JAIPUR/NEW DELHI (PTI): A Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft Monday crashed in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district and its two pilots ejected safely -- the second mishap involving the aircraft type in 11 days which prompted the IAF to stop flying the entire fleet and subject it to preliminary checks.
The accident occured soon after the twin-seater aircraft took off from an airbase in Gwalior. The crash took place at 1254 hours near Baman Baas village, 100 kilometres south-west of Jaipur, a defence spokesperson said.
This is the second Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft to crash since February 24.
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