Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes in Gujarat’s Jamnagar
Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes in Gujarat’s Jamnagar
In a weird incident, Defence sources reveal that a Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed in Gujarat’s Jamnagar today on April 2 near Suwarda in Jamnagar, where an aircraft fell into a field. As per reports, a court of inquiry has been ordered, and airport officials have reached the ground.
According to Prem Sukh, SP, Jamnagar, it is confirmed that the aircraft was on a routine training sortie.
There were two pilots in the (Jaguar) trainer aircraft of the Air Force. One has been rescued and taken to the hospital. Operations are underway to rescue the other pilot.
More details are awaited in this regard.
Earlier, in two incidents on a single day (March 7) involving Indian Air Force’s aircraft, a Jaguar fighter jet crashed shortly after taking off from the Ambala airbase in Haryana, while an AN-32 transport plane crash-landed in West Bengal’s Bagdogra. In both incidents, the air crew ejected safely, according to officials.
While the Jaguar aircraft crashed after encountering a technical snag, the reason behind the crash-landing of the AN-32 plane is not immediately known.
The pilot manoeuvred the aircraft away from any habitation on the ground before ejecting safely. It said an inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
Police officials reveal that the pilot maneuvered the aircraft away from any habitation on the ground, and there was no loss of life or injury reported to anyone on the ground.
News Edit KV Raman
