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3 killed in Indian Air Force plane crash

Category : National |  Posted Date : 04/08/2011

LUCKNOW: A Jaguar fighter plane of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed 50 miles south-east of Gorakhpur in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. At least three persons including the pilot died in the accident.The plane crashed at Ferozpur Dhilai village under Madhubani block of Mau district. According to police, the pilot of the plane and two others including a woman working in the field died. Senior officers have rushed to the spot.The plane had taken off from an air base in Gorakhpur district.According to police, the plane has been identified as Jaguar. Soon after the accident, an IAF helicopter arrived and lifted the body of the pilot.


 
 
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