IAF Microlight Aircraft Met with an Accident

IAF Microlight Aircraft Met with an Accident

Question: On 5th October, 2018; an aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident. It was a-
(a)Transport Plane
(b)Microlight Aircraft
(c)Jaguar
(d)MiG-29
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-

  • On 5th October, 2018, a Microlight aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident.
  • The aircraft crash-landed in a field near Baghpat.




  • The Plane was airborne from Air Force Station Hindan for a routine bird reconnaissance sortie on 05 Oct 18. The aircraft met with an accident at approximately 24 Nautical Miles from Hindan Air Base.

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