Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Feb. 5 -- : Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday paid homage to late Squadron Leader Siddhartha Negi who was among the two pilots who lost their lives in the crash of a Mirage 2000 aircraft in Bengaluru on February 1.
The Defence Minister and the Chief Minister visited Squadron Leader Negi's house, situated in Dehradun's Panditwadi, and extended their condolences to the family.
Sources in the Air Force said initial reports suggest that the plane took off and then made a failed landing attempt, after which parts of the front portion broke off and the aircraft crashed into a gate near the runway.
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