1st LD Writethru: Indian Air Force's Jaguar jet crashes in western state
Xinhua, October 3, 2016 Adjust font size:
A fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in the western state of Rajasthan Monday, a defense official said.
However, both the pilots of the Jaguar fighter aircraft managed to eject safely before the plane crashed near Pokhran in Rajasthan, he said.
The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when the mishap took place, the official said, adding a court of inquiry has been ordered by the Indian Air Force.
The Jaguar is a twin-engine, deep penetration strike aircraft of Anglo-French origin which has a maximum speed of 1,350 kilometres per hour (Mach 1.3). Endit