An IAF three-star general and a wing commander escaped unhurt when the multi-role Mirage-2000 fighter they were flying crashed after an engine problem in the Bhind region of Madhya Pradesh around noon on Friday.
Air Marshal Anil Chopra, among the first batch of IAF pilots to fly the single-engine Mirage-2000s on their induction from France in the mid-1980s, and Wing Commander Ram Kumar were on a "routine flying mission'' when their fighter stalled during a climb soon after take-off from Gwalior airbase at 12.01 pm.
"As per procedures, they tried to 're-light' the engine but failed. The two then, around 12.09 pm, ejected safely while the jet crashed in the ravines. A court of inquiry has been ordered into the crash,'' said an officer.
25/02/12 Times of India
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