After the crash. ANI

Our Correspondent

Jaipur, September 10

In the second such incident in less than three months, a MiG-21 trainer jet of the Air Force crashed near Barmer in Rajasthan today. Both the pilots were able to eject safely.The plane had taken off on a routine sortie from Uttarlai airbase and crashed in an open field near Malio Ki Dhani, about 20 km from Barmer. The plane caught fire as it fell in an agriculture field around 12.15 pm. (Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)No loss of property was reported from the ground, said a defence spokesperson, adding that a court of inquiry had been ordered. On June 13, a MiG-27 had crashed in a residential area of Jodhpur. Three persons had received minor injuries as it dashed against the wall of a house where a number of people were present.