Indian Air Force MIG-21 Crashes, Pilot, Trainee Safe

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Indian Air Force MIG-21 Crashes, Pilot, Trainee Safe

An Indian Air Force MIG-21 aircraft Monday afternoon caught fire in mid-air and crashed into a pond in a sparsely-populated village in east India's West Bengalstate.

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An Indian Air Force MIG-21 aircraft Monday afternoon caught fire in mid-air and crashed into a pond in a sparsely-populated village in east India's West Bengalstate.

The pilot and a trainee pilot ejected from the flaming aircraftand were rescued in an injured condition, West Bengal Division Inspector General of Police N.C. Ghosh said.

He said that the plane caught fire minutes after it took off from Bagdogra and crashed into a pond at a village in Phansidewa police station area in the afternoon.

No one on the ground was injured due to the accident, said Ghosh, adding, wreckage of the aircraft was found floating on the pond.

Senior army and district officials rushed to the spot, the Press Trust of India reported.

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