IAF Mourns Loss of Two Pilots After Su-30MKI Fighter Jet Crash in Assam

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday confirmed the death of two of its pilots after a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet crashed during a routine training mission in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.

 

 

“IAF acknowledges the loss of Sqn Ldr Anuj and Flt Lt Purvesh Duragkar, who sustained fatal injuries in the Su-30 crash. All personnel of the IAF express sincere condolences, and stand firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief,” the IAF said in a post on X.

 

 

The Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet had crashed in the hilly area of Karbi Anglong district on Thursday after it lost radar contact shortly after taking off from Jorhat airbase.

 

 

According to officials, the aircraft went down around 60 km from the airbase, and its debris was found past midnight in the hilly terrain of the district.