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| Date: | Monday 28 January 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gorakhpur Air Base |
The Jaguar fighter plane, on a routine mission, crashed under unknown circmstances near a densely populated area. The pilot ejected safely.
"The pilot landed the plane at a distance from that place using his tactical expertise. He saved the life of others as well as his own," said a poilice officer.
Sources:
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201901281071877336-india-jet-crash/
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-forces-jaguar-fighter-plane-crashes-in-kushinagar-in-uttar-pradesh-report-1984291
Media:
#BREAKING : #INDIAN Air Force Fighter Plane Jaguar Crashed In #Kushinagar #UTTARPRADESH: Pilot Managed To Eject Safely. Plane Crashed Immediately After Takeoff. pic.twitter.com/KSTXsllsbc
— SUSHMIT KUMAR [ सुश्मित कुमार ] 🇮🇳 (@OFFICIALSUSHMIT) 28 janvier 2019
#UttarPradesh: A Jaguar plane of #IndianAirForce crashed in Hetimpur area of Kushinagar district. Pilot evacuated himself safely before crash.
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) 28 janvier 2019
#Airvideos: Sushil Chandra Tiwari pic.twitter.com/js1aIyyw5y
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2019 11:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Jan-2019 12:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Jan-2019 17:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 28-Jan-2019 17:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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