A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with a fatal accident on Wednesday morning while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India.

MiG-21 Bison aircraft

To ascertain the cause of the accident, a court of inquiry has been set up. The accident happened when the aircraft was taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India, an IAF spokesperson said.

"IAF lost Group Captain A. Gupta in the accident," he said.