Indian MiG 21 Feared to have Crashed in KashmirA MiG 21 combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force was Tuesday feared to have crashed near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and the fate of the pilot remains unknown, military sources said.The aircraft was on a routine flight and lost control with radar Tuesday afternoon and was last seen plunging to ground south of Gulmaarg, the Press Trust of India said. Rescue and search parties have been sent to the area to find the fate of the lone pilot of the aircraft. The MiG 21 took off from Srinagar airport and was flying over 13,000 feet high Toshi Maidan Meadow, which the Air Force also uses as a high altitude of firing range. |
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