A Jaguar combat aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday crashed in Jamnagar of Gujarat while on a routine training mission sortie.
"Today morning a Jaguar aircraft on a routine training mission from Jamnagar crashed around 1030 hours. The pilot, Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan, sustained fatal injuries during the crash," an IAF spokesperson said.
A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate cause of the accident, the spokesperson added.
In 2013, two MIG-29 fighter planes had crashed in June and July near Gujarat’s Jamnagar airbase.
A Jaguar combat aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday crashed in Jamnagar of Gujarat while on a routine training mission sortie.
"Today morning a Jaguar aircraft on a routine training mission from Jamnagar crashed around 1030 hours. The pilot, Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan, sustained fatal injuries during the crash," an IAF spokesperson said.
A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate cause of the accident, the spokesperson added.
In 2013, two MIG-29 fighter planes had crashed in June and July near Gujarat’s Jamnagar airbase.
