A real-life jaw dropping incident of how IAF's Wing Commander Ajit Bhaskar Vasane safely landed his MIG 29 plane, that had caught fire during a Supersonic Intercept Mission practice. Salute to him and many other brave pilots who have flown 'The Flying Coffin MIGs' over the past few decades and yet kept the people of the country above their own life.

#mig29 #mig21crash #indianairforce #flyingcoffins

The story has been authored by Vivek Chib.

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