IAF Mirage 2000 crashes in MP; pilots safe- NewsX

IAF Mirage-2000 fighter-trainer crashes near Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. Both pilots ejected safely. Engine failure the likely cause. The aircraft had taken off from the IAF base at Gwalior. The Mirage-2000 is a frontline fighter of the IAF, and is considered to be a reliable fighter with a good safety record. It is a single-engine aircraft. This is the IAF's second crash of 2012. On Jan. 31, a Kiran trainer crashed near the Tambram airbase in the vicinity of Chennai. Both pilots ejected safely

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