Saturday, June 19, 2010

MiG-27 up in air, again

Two F-15 Eagles from Elmendorf Air Force Base,...
MiG-27 fighters, which were grounded in February following a crash, have resumed operational flights following clearance by the Indian Air Force.
The IAF carried out certain checks on the engine before re-allowing flying operations. The MiG-27 fleet had to be grounded following a crash near Hashimara (West Bengal) in February in which a fighter pilot was killed.
After the crash in February, the IAF had ordered an investigation to look in the causes behind the mishap.
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