A two seater microlight plane of Indian Air Force (IAF), which was on a routine mission, crashed in a sugarcane field in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district on Friday at around 9 am however, it parachuted down safely and the two pilots aboard also managed to eject themselves in time.
Reportedly, the crash took place when the ML-130 aircraft took off from the Hindon air base in Ghaziabad and was reportedly participating in a drill for Air Force Day.
“A team of IAF has arrived at the spot to investigate the crash and both pilots are being questioned about the incident,” said police public relations officer Anurag Sharma.