A pilot killed in a MiG-21 Bison aircraft

A pilot killed in a MiG-21 Bison aircraft 

A pilot killed in a MiG-21 Bison aircraft 

New Delhi : An Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot, Group Captain A Gupta, was killed on Wednesday when a MiG 21 Bison aircraft was involved in an accident while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India.

In a tweet, the IAF said: "A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of IAF was involved in a fatal accident this morning, while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India."

The IAF said a Court of Inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident.