An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet crashed on Thursday near Kurukshetra in Haryana, police said.
“The (Jaguar) fighter aircraft crashed in the fields. According to preliminary information, the pilot ejected from the plane before it fell in the fields. He was reported to have sustained injuries,” Kurukshetra’s Superintendent of Police, Simardeep Singh, said.
An IAF spokesperson said the pilot gave a distress call before ejection. The aircraft crashed near Landi village, close to Shahbad town in Kurukshetra, about 65 km from here, at 1:15 pm.
The aircraft, which was on a routine training sortie, had taken off from the Ambala Air Force base, 45 km from Chandigarh.
Singh said that there were no immediate reports of any casualty on the ground where the plane fell.
He said besides police, the IAF personnel from Ambala have rushed to the spot.
A helicopter from Ambala has taken off to bring the pilot to the city.
IAF plane crashes in Haryana, pilot safe | idrw.org
“The (Jaguar) fighter aircraft crashed in the fields. According to preliminary information, the pilot ejected from the plane before it fell in the fields. He was reported to have sustained injuries,” Kurukshetra’s Superintendent of Police, Simardeep Singh, said.
An IAF spokesperson said the pilot gave a distress call before ejection. The aircraft crashed near Landi village, close to Shahbad town in Kurukshetra, about 65 km from here, at 1:15 pm.
The aircraft, which was on a routine training sortie, had taken off from the Ambala Air Force base, 45 km from Chandigarh.
Singh said that there were no immediate reports of any casualty on the ground where the plane fell.
He said besides police, the IAF personnel from Ambala have rushed to the spot.
A helicopter from Ambala has taken off to bring the pilot to the city.
IAF plane crashes in Haryana, pilot safe | idrw.org
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