IAF MiG-21 Crashes After Bird Strike

An Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter jet crashed in western India on March 8 after a reported bird strike, a Ministry of Defense official says. The aircraft had taken off from Nal near Bikaner in Rajasthan on a routine mission. The pilot reportedly ejected safely. The MiG-21 was in the news recently...

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