Pilot Killed As Air Force's Jaguar Fighter Crashes In Rajasthan's Churu

In April an Air Force Jaguar fighter aircraft - on a training mission - crashed near Gujarat's Jamnagar, killing one of the two pilots on board.

New Delhi:

An Air Force pilot was killed after a Jaguar fighter jet crashed near Bhanoda village in Rajasthan's Churu district at 1.25 pm Wednesday. There are reports two others - possibly civilians - were injured.

Defence sources told news agency ANI the plane that crashed was a twin-seater. There is, however, no confirmation of the second pilot's condition. The Air Force has sent helicopters to the crash site.

This is the third Jaguar fighter jet crash this year; the first was in Haryana's Panchkula on March 7 and the second was near Jamnagar in Gujarat on April 2.

This particular plane took off from Rajasthan's Suratgarh Air Force base.

Jaguar Fighter Jet

The Jaguar is a twin-engine fighter-bomber in single and twin-seat variants. Widely used by the Air Force despite its vintage status, these planes have been heavily upgraded over the years.

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