Today, the news of an 'Indian fighter tank falling' has attracted everyone's attention. What happened to the Fighter Tank falling once? This article has brought you specific details. Let's have a look. Russia '(RT) latest news on the 8th. On the 8th local time, India's Goa airport was temporarily closed because the fuel tank of an Indian Navy mig-29k fighter fell during takeoff, causing an airport fire.
Screenshot of RT Report
Rt said that the accident occurred at about 14 pm local time, and some runways were on fire.
Smoke billowing from the airport runway / photo from Indian Navy spokesman twitter
The airport was both civilian and military. An airport spokesman said that Indian Navy personnel were quickly sent to the scene to 'clean up the fuel on the runway and repair along the runway'. The spokesman said, 'what fell was an external fuel tank, which was installed on the aircraft to make it fly farther. A fuel tank mounted on a mig-29k fighter fell on the runway during takeoff. "
The Indian Navy spokesman also released a number of photos of smoke billowing on the runway through official twitter on the 8th.
Twitter said that goa airport has been temporarily closed for several hours, and every effort is being made to resume flights.