A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Friday evening near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, sources said.
Till last reports came in, a search was on for the pilot, sources added.
Minutes after this, the IAF in a tweet, confirmed the crash of its aircraft.
"This evening, around 8:30 pm, a MiG-21 aircraft of IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie. Further details are awaited. An inquiry is being ordered," IAF tweeted.
More details are awaited.
( With inputs from ANI )
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