A Mirage 2000 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday crashed near a village in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district, soon after taking off from an airbase in Gwalior. This is the second mishap involving the aircraft type in 11 days. The pilot managed to eject safely, IAF officials said.
“The crash took place 100 km south-west of Jaipur near Baman Baas village in Sawai Madhopur district. Soon after taking off from Gwalior, the plane crashed at 12.45 hours,” the officials said.
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