ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226658
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| Date: | Thursday 27 June 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | AFS Ambala -
 India
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AFS Ambala |
| AFS Ambala | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IAF said: " On the morning of 27 June19, an IAF Jaguar aircraft loaded with two drop tanks & Carrier Bomb Light Stores (CBLS) pods took off from AFS Ambala for a training mission. Immediately after take off, the aircraft encountered a flock of birds. The bird hit resulted in the failure of one engines.The pilot jettisoned two additional fuel drop tanks & CBLS Pods as per Standard Operating Procedure & safely landed the a/c. The dropped fuel ignited into two large fire balls.
Sources:
Twitter IAF
Media:
#SavingLives: On the morning of 27 June19, an IAF Jaguar aircraft loaded with two additional fuel drop tanks & Carrier Bomb Light Stores
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) 28 juin 2019
(CBLS) pods took off from AFS Ambala for a training
mission. Immediately after take off, the aircraft encountered a flock of
birds. pic.twitter.com/Mb0otqadVe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2019 21:41 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 29-Jun-2019 10:32 | royrohan86 | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
| 30-Jun-2019 18:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2019 18:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 02-Jul-2019 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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