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A MiG-21 trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Gwalior on Wednesday morning while on a routine mission. Both pilots ejected safely.

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The MIG-21 type-69 trainer aircraft crashed near Gwalior on Wednesday around 10 am, the IAF said in a release. "It was on a routine mission and was airborne from the Gwalior Air Force Station.