A MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating in the Arabian sea crashed at around 5 pm on Thursday, said the Indian Navy on Friday, November 27. While one pilot has been rescued, a search operation has been launched for the second pilot who has been missing since last evening.
The Indian Navy said in a statement, "A MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating at sea ditched at about 1700 hrs on 26 Nov 20. One pilot has been recovered and searches by air and surface units is in progress for the second pilot. An inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident."
Inquiry ordered to investigate crash of MiG-29K trainer aircraft
The Indian Navy said and went on to add that an inquiry has been ordered to investigate the crash of MiG-29K trainer aircraft. The search operation is in progress by air and surface units.
MiG-29 aircraft operate from aircraft carrier INS 'Vikramaditya'. In the recently concluded Malabar exercise, where navies of India, USA, Australia and Japan participated, MiG-29s were seen in action.
