On Monday an Indian Air Force (IAF) Jaguar plane crashed in UP's Kushinagar - approximately 300 kilometres from the state capital of Lucknow .The Jaguar plane crashed into a farm and burst into flames immediately after taking off from the Gorakhpur air base on a training mission. The pilot managed to throw out safely after steering the plane away from areas inhabited by people. IAF officials reached the site of the crash soon after and created a periphery around the burning plane to keep local villagers at a safe distance. A court of inquiry has been ordered to find out the reason for the crash. Local police have barrier off the area and launched a search operation for the pilot,
The IAF later state that "Today morning, a Jaguar aircraft while on a routine mission from Gorakhpur, crashed. The pilot ejected safely. A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the accident."This is the second Jaguar plane to have crashed in under a year with a similar incident occurring in June of last year. Where An IAF Jaguar aircraft had crashed in June 2018 in Gujarat's Kutch. The pilot Air Commodore Sanjay Chauhan had lost his life in the crash. Reports suggest that the aircraft had flew from the Jamnagar air base and crashed near a village.
This twin-engine aircraft was first inducted into the Indian Air Force in 1979.
