RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet on a routine sortie crashed in a village close to Mundra in Kutch district quickly after it took off from the Jamnagar air base on Tuesday, killing a senior officer who was piloting it.
Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan, the Air Officer Commanding Air Force Station, Jamnagar, who was flying the deep penetration Jaguar fighter jet, died when the plane crashed in a box close to Bareja village at nine.45am. “The pilot, Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan, sustained fatal injuries within the crash,” defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha mentioned.
Sources mentioned that Chauhan won't have ejected from the plane to steer clear of human causalities as each IAF pilot is skilled to do. The spokesman mentioned that just a court docket of inquiry will disclose if the plane exploded within the air or crashed on the flooring. Several retired defence private took to twitter and hailed Chauhan as a “actual hero” for warding off human deaths.
A court docket of inquiry has been ordered through the air force headquarters to analyze the reason for the coincidence, he mentioned.
At least 14 cows died while 10 had been injured after being hit through the jet’s debris. Shepherd Razaak Abdul Bakar had a slender break out however sustained leg injuries. He has been hospitalized. “ While grazing cattle, I heard a huge explosion and saw a ball of fireplace. I ran to save my existence however fell down and injured my leg. Parts of the jet had been strewn throughout and 14 cows additionally died after being hit through the debris,” Bakar advised TOI over telephone.
Sources mentioned the plane's debris was strewn in an area of nearly 2km on the village’s outskirts and the animals’ carcasses had been noticed lying within the box.
Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan, the Air Officer Commanding Air Force Station, Jamnagar, who was flying the deep penetration Jaguar fighter jet, died when the plane crashed in a box close to Bareja village at nine.45am. “The pilot, Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan, sustained fatal injuries within the crash,” defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha mentioned.
Sources mentioned that Chauhan won't have ejected from the plane to steer clear of human causalities as each IAF pilot is skilled to do. The spokesman mentioned that just a court docket of inquiry will disclose if the plane exploded within the air or crashed on the flooring. Several retired defence private took to twitter and hailed Chauhan as a “actual hero” for warding off human deaths.
A court docket of inquiry has been ordered through the air force headquarters to analyze the reason for the coincidence, he mentioned.
At least 14 cows died while 10 had been injured after being hit through the jet’s debris. Shepherd Razaak Abdul Bakar had a slender break out however sustained leg injuries. He has been hospitalized. “ While grazing cattle, I heard a huge explosion and saw a ball of fireplace. I ran to save my existence however fell down and injured my leg. Parts of the jet had been strewn throughout and 14 cows additionally died after being hit through the debris,” Bakar advised TOI over telephone.
Sources mentioned the plane's debris was strewn in an area of nearly 2km on the village’s outskirts and the animals’ carcasses had been noticed lying within the box.
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