"Today morning a Jaguar aircraft on a routine training mission from Jamnagar crashed around 10:30 hours. [05:00 GMT] The pilot Air Cmde Sanjay Chauhan sustained fatal injuries during the crash. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident," the statement reads.
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— Technical Shaik (@Technicalshaik) 5 июня 2018 г.
The plane fell near Beraja-Ramaniya village in the Indian state of Gujarat. Debris of the aircraft could be found in a two-mile area, while the search for the black box is underway.
AirCmde Sanjai Chauhan who died tdy in #Jaguar crash was AOC Jamnagar n a distingshd Test Pilot.
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@rajeev_mp) 5 июня 2018 г.
Met him whn #VP905 #Parashurama touched dwn 1st time in India at Jamngr.Thts him in Orange overalls wth my fathr.#RIP #AirWarrior. My condolences to his family n @IAF_MCC 🙏🏻😢 pic.twitter.com/qyu6fJOZ6u
The SEPECAT Jaguar is a British-French jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force. A significantly upgraded form of the jet is still widely used with the Indian Air Force.
