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Sukhoi crashes near Jaisalmer, pilots survive | | An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter plane crashed near Jathegaon, 40 kilometres from Jaisalmer city of Rajasthan , on Monday.
As the Sukhoi crashed, the pilot and co-pilot ejected themselves to safety and
survived. Defence Minister A.K. Antony, recently in Rajya Sabha informed that
12 aircrafts, including seven fighters, had been lost this year. The list included
the frontline Su-30MKI, which crashed over Jaisalmer in April killing one of the
pilots. The others were three Russian-built MiG-27s and MiG-21s each. |
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