IAF chopper crashes in Haryana, pilot escapes unhurt:
An Indian Air Force helicopter crashed in the fields of Daiyad village, about 35 km from Fatehabad, on Friday afternoon, police said.
The pilot of the helicopter escaped unhurt when he jumped out of the chopper before it crashed, police said.
The helicopter took off at around 1200 hrs from the Sirsa air base and crashed at about 1230 hrs, they said.
According to eye-witnesses, the helicopter had caught fire before crashing into the fields
Chopper: Believed to be a Chetak(unconfirmed)
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Indian MIG missing since 20th:
An Indian MIG 21 has been missing since 20th April 2002, it took off from AFB in the state of Assam at 1730 hrs on the 20th and lost contact after 20 mins, the MIG still hasent been found with its 2 pilots.
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By: KabirT - 26th April 2002 at 10:05
IAF chopper crashes in Haryana, pilot escapes unhurt:
An Indian Air Force helicopter crashed in the fields of Daiyad village, about 35 km from Fatehabad, on Friday afternoon, police said.
The pilot of the helicopter escaped unhurt when he jumped out of the chopper before it crashed, police said.
The helicopter took off at around 1200 hrs from the Sirsa air base and crashed at about 1230 hrs, they said.
According to eye-witnesses, the helicopter had caught fire before crashing into the fields
Chopper: Believed to be a Chetak(unconfirmed)
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Indian MIG missing since 20th:
An Indian MIG 21 has been missing since 20th April 2002, it took off from AFB in the state of Assam at 1730 hrs on the 20th and lost contact after 20 mins, the MIG still hasent been found with its 2 pilots.