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IAF's Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes in Gujarat

Updated on: 01 August,2014 03:42 PM IST  | 
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A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Bhuj in Gujarat Friday. The pilot managed to eject safely

IAF's Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes in Gujarat

New Delhi: A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Bhuj in Gujarat Friday. The pilot managed to eject safely.


A defence ministry release said that the crash took place at 12.06 p.m., about 30 km from Bhuj.


"The pilot, who was airborne from Bhuj at (11.40 a.m.), was on a flying training mission and has ejected safely. There is no reported damage on the ground," the release said.


It said that a court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the accident.

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