India: Mig-27s flying again after being grounded since Feb

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MiG 27s resume operational flying


New Delhi, June 18 (PTI) The MiG 27 fighters, which were grounded in February after a crash, have resumed operational flights following clearance by the Indian Air Force.


"The aircraft were cleared for flying operations after certain checks were carried out on the engines of the aircraft by us and the original equipment manufacturers from Russia," IAF sources told PTI here.


The IAF had to ground its fleet of MiG 27s for around four months following a crash near Hashimara in West Bengal on February 16 in which an ace fighter pilot was killed.


After the crash, over 100 single-seater variants of the fleet were grounded due to problems in the R-29 engines of the aircraft.


The two-seater trainer variants of the aircraft remained operational as they are equipped with different engines than in the single-seater variant.