At 1:25 pm local time on July 9, an Indian Air Force (IAF) two-seat SEPECAT Jaguar trainer jet took off from Suratgarh Air Force Station. Thirty minutes later, the plane crashed in an agricultural field near Bhanoda village in the Indian state of Rajasthan’s Churu district. Recovery teams, including IAF helicopters and civilian police and fire, were quickly dispatched to the crash site. Debris and human remains were scattered across the farmland. Both the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, and their bodies have been recovered.

Is the SEPECAT Jaguar Safe to Fly?

The IAF uses the SEPECAT Jaguar for low-level ground attack missions and pilot training. Originally........

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