MIG-21 crashes in J&K

JAMMU: A MIG-21 fighter plane of IAF on Tuesday crashed in the Basantgarh-Mahore mountains in Reasi district with two pilots on board still reported missing, according to defence sources here.

The fighter took off from Udhampur airbase on Tuesday morning on a routine training sortie, but lost contact with the Air Traffic Control (ATC) when it was flying over Basantgarh-Mahore mountains, they said.

The aircraft is feared to have crashed and search is on to locate the wreckage and the missing pilots.