A MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Monday while landing at Uttarlai airbase in Rajasthan's Barmer district, killing the pilot. "One MiG-21 Bison crashed at the Uttarlai airbase at about 9.30am. The pilot sustained fatal injuries," the IAF said in a statement. The aircraft had taken off with its flight lieutenant-rank pilot from the airbase for a routine training sortie and crashed while landing at the runway, officials said. Defence ministry spokesperson in Jodhpur Colonel SD Goswami said a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the reason behind the crash. There was no reported loss to civilian life or property, he was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India.
