IAF Jaguar Crash: Pilot Loses Life After Aircraft Crashes During Night Mission from Jamnagar

An Indian Air Force airman failed and another left oppressively injured after a Jaguar two- seater fighter aircraft crashed during a night charge in Gujarat's Jamnagar on Wednesday.

Soon after the crash, one airman ejected safely while the other went missing, supervisor of police Premsukh Delu had told news agency PTI at the time. The saved airman was incontinently rushed to the sanitarium for medical attention.

The fighter aircraft crashed in an open field at Suvarda vill, which is located nearly 12 km from the megacity of Jamnagar, and caught fire.

In a statement on X, the Indian Air Force mentioned that the aviators were met with a specialized malfunction and initiated ejection to avoid any detriment to airport and the original population.

“Unfortunately, one airman succumbed to his injuries, while the other is entering medical treatment at a sanitarium in Jamnagar. IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands forcefully with the bereft family,' it added.

The defence force has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the incident to determine the reason behind the same.

Before on March 7 as well, an IAF (Indian Air Force) Jaguar fighter spurt had crashed near Ambala in Haryana, with the airman ejecting safely from the aircraft.

According to IAF officers, the aircraft had taken off from the Ambala Air Force base for a routine evening ramble when the system encountered a technical malfunction and crashed.

A Court of Inquiry was also ordered to ascertain the reason behind the pilot killed.

Videos from the spot, in Suvarda vill, 12 km from Jamnagar megacity, showed what appeared to be a field on fire with the cockpit of the crashed plane and its tail which could be seen lying in different areas also burning.

The Jaguar is a binary- machine fighter bomber, with single and binary- seat variants, which is veritably extensively used in the IAF. First instated in the late 70s, it has been heavily upgraded over the times.