Team News Riveting
New Delhi, December 24
An Indian Air Force (IAF) was killed when the fighter plane he was flying crashed in Jaisalmer on Friday evening.
“With deep sorrow, IAF conveys the sad demise of Wing Commander Harshit Sinha in the flying accident this evening and stands firmly with the family of the braveheart,” the IAF said in a tweet.
The plane crashed in sand dunes near Sudasari in the Desert National Park area under the Sam police station. The foresters spotted it and informed the authorities
Sources said that the pilot’s body has been recovered.
The IAF said the incident occurred around 8:30 pm when the MiG-21 aircraft of IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie. An inquiry is being ordered.
