Pilot Killed in Indian Air Force Jet Crash
11:53 05.06.2018(updated 12:04 05.06.2018)
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – A fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in western India, the pilot died in the accident, Defense Spokesperson Lt. Col. Manish Ojha said Tuesday in a statement.
"Today morning a Jaguar aircraft on a routine training mission from Jamnagar crashed around 10:30 hours. [05:00 GMT] The pilot Air Cmde Sanjay Chauhan sustained fatal injuries during the crash. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident," the statement reads.
The plane fell near Beraja-Ramaniya village in the Indian state of Gujarat. Debris of the aircraft could be found in a two-mile area, while the search for the black box is underway.
The SEPECAT Jaguar is a British-French jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force. A significantly upgraded form of the jet is still widely used with the Indian Air Force.
© Sputnik
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