IAF fighter aircraft crashes in Odisha

New Delhi: Reports came in from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district where an Indian Air Force fighter trainer aircraft has crashed on Tuesday.

The trainee pilot, however successfully ejected from the aircraft but has suffered some injuries. The pilot was taken to the nearby hospital for treatment.

According to initial reports, the aircraft took off from the Kalaikunda Air Force station from West Bengal but crashed at Subarnarekha’s Topa ghat area of Mahuldangiri village of Baripada, NewsNation reported.