Thursday, January 23, 2014

Jaguar aircraft crashes in Bikaner, pilots safe

Bikaner: A Jaguar aircraft of Indian Air Force on Wednesday night crashed near Bholasar village in Rajasthan's Bikaner district but the pilot and co-pilot ejected safely.
Defence spokesperson S.D. Goswami said the pilots detected a technical problem while landing at Nal airport here and ejected timely.
A court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain facts.
The aircraft, which was on a routine training sortie, took off from Nal airport but crashed between Bholasar and Akasar villages.
Police said there was no immediate report of any loss to civil property.
22/01/14 PTI/India Today
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