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IAF's Tejas aircraft crashes in Jaisalmer, pilots evacuate safely

by Trans World Features | @twfindia 12 Mar 2024, 07:02 pm

A Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday met with an accident at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

The aircraft was on an operational training sortie, when the accident happened. The pilot ejected safely, the Indian Air Force said on social media post X.

A Court of Inquiry has been constituted to find out the cause of the accident.

“One Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident at Jaisalmer, today during an operational training sortie. The pilot ejected safely. A Court of Inquiry has been constituted to find out the cause of the accident,” IAF tweeted.

(With UNI inputs)