An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jet crashed in an open field at Langeana Nawan village in Punjab’s Moga district late on Thursday night, killing its pilot.
The deceased was identified as Squadron Leader Abhinav Choudhary. A local police team and IAF officials from Bathinda and Halwara Air Base reached the spot and after an intense search of around four hours, the pilot’s body was recovered nearly 2 km away from the crash site.
Moga (HQ) SP Gurdeep Singh told The Indian Express, “The pilot’s parachute was found open and an SOS was also sent from his device to the IAF…
