An air force pilot died after a Jaguar fighter jet crashed in Gujarat’s Jamnagar on Wednesday during a night mission. The other pilot is receiving treatment in the hospital. “The pilots faced a technical malfunction and initiated ejection, avoiding harm to airfield and local population,” the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a statement.
Sharing the news of the death of their pilot, the IAF wrote: “IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands firmly with the bereaved family . A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.”
An IAF Jaguar two seater aircraft airborne from Jamnagar Airfield crashed during a night mission. The pilots faced a technical malfunction and initiated ejection, avoiding harm to airfield and local population. Unfortunately, one pilot succumbed to his injuries, while the other…
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A Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in Gujarat’s Jamnagar. While one pilot was ejected before the crash, the other was missing.
Videos from the spot, in Suvarda village, 12 km from Jamnagar city, showed what appeared to be a field on fire with the cockpit of the crashed plane and its tail – which could be seen lying in different areas – also burning.
IAF officials said the twin-seater Jaguar was on a routine training sortie.
The Jaguar is a twin-engine fighter bomber, with single and twin-seat variants, which is very widely used in the IAF. First inducted in the late 70s, it has been heavily upgraded over the years.
