IAF Jaguar crashes in Rajasthan, pilots safe

An IAF Jaguar fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan's Pokhran area on Monday, but both pilots managed to eject safely, an officer said.

The aircraft was on a routine sortie and had taken off from Jaisalmer, 400 km from Jaipur, when it developed a technical snag and crashed around 1.45 p.m.

IAF spokesperson Wind Commander Anupam Banerjee said a Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

On September 13, a Jaguar had caught fire during take-off from the Ambala Air Force Station. Aborting the take-off, the pilot made a quick exit from the aircraft and the fire was contained.

 

This was the second such incident in Rajasthan in less than a month. On September 10, a MIG-21 trainer version crashed near Barmer, over 525 km from Jaipur, but both pilots ejected safely.

--IANS

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