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  IAF jet crash: Operation Sindoor pilot Purvesh Duragkar killed in Assam, father recalls last call

  India | March 06, 2026 13:55 IST

  Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, a 28-year-old Indian Air Force pilot who took part in Operation Sindoor, was killed after a Su-30 MKI fighter jet crashed during a training sortie in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.

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  Ukraine's top pilot killed after US-made F-16 fighter jet crashes in major blow to Kyiv

  World | August 29, 2024 23:31 IST

  Oleksiy Mes, also known as “Moonfish”, was killed while repelling one of Russia's largest aerial attacks on Monday, and was buried on Thursday. Ukraine has started using US-made F-16 fighter jets after a long wait from Washington entailing hundreds of meetings and negotiations.

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  Telangana: Trainee pilot killed as trainer aircraft crashes in Nalgonda

  India | February 26, 2022 14:59 IST

  According to police sources, the victim hails from Tamil Nadu. She was training at a Hyderabad-based training institute which also operates from Nagarjuna Sagar.

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  MIG-21 crashes, pilot killed

  India | July 16, 2013 9:16 IST

  Jaipur, July 16: A MiG-21 Bison fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed Monday while landing at Uttarlai airbase in Rajasthan's Barmer district, killing the pilot, an officer said.The aircraft crashed at about 9.30

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  IAF Pilot killed as MiG crashes in Rajasthan

  India | July 15, 2013 13:17 IST

  Jodhpur, Jul 15: A MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of IAF today crashed while landing at Uttarlai Airbase in western Rajasthan, leaving the pilot dead.The aircraft was on a routine sortie when it crashed at 9.30

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  Live Video Of Airship Crash, Pilot Killed

  World | June 14, 2011 13:06 IST

  Reichelsheim, Germany, Jun 14 : An airship went up in flames during landing near Reichelsheim in Germany on Sunday evening.Three passengers were able to escape but the pilot of the airship died in the fire.Amateur

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  IAF MiG-27 Fighter Jet Crashes In Bengal, Pilot Killed

  India | February 16, 2010 22:49 IST

  An IAF MiG-27 fighter jet on Tuesday crashed near Hashimara in West Bengal killing its pilot in the first such mishap this year.  "The MiG-27 crashed today and a pilot was killed in the mishap,"