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Jaguar crashes in Ambala Pilot bails out (Rahul Das - Tribune News Service)
Ambala, July 22: A Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed within the Air Force
Station, Ambala Cantonment, this evening. This is the fifth incident of a
fighter aircraft crashing in Ambala in little more than a year.
Incidentally, it is the second incident of a fighter aircraft crashing
inside the Air Force station. A Jaguar had crashed within the Air Force
station on May 9 last year. Another Jaguar had crashed in a populated
locality claiming 13 lives on November 5, 2002.
Today¹s incident took place at about 4.30 pm. The extent of injuries to the
pilot is not yet known even as some eyewitnesses said that the pilot was
evacuated from near the crash site. It is believed that the pilot managed to
bail out in time. He was rushed to Military Hospital. The fighter aircraft
reportedly crashed while landing. The aircraft broke into two pieces and the
aircraft caught fire. Local villagers heard a loud explosion from within the
Air Force station. While the tailpiece of the Jaguar remained upright, the
undercarriage of the aircraft flipped over. The wheels could be spotted.
Immediately after the Jaguar crash, there was hectic activity within the Air
Force station. Fire engines rushed to the crash site and doused the flames.
An ambulance is said to have carried away the pilot. A resident of Dhankaur
village said he heard a loud noise. ³There was a loud noise and I saw flames
coming from within the Air Force station. I realised that a fighter aircraft
had crashed,² he said.
Another villager said even though the air crash is an unfortunate incident,
he is grateful to God for saving the villagers from calamity. ³If the Jaguar
had crashed only a little further from the spot, there would have been a
tragedy since our village is located nearby. By the grace of God, we have
been saved,² he said. An officer said although he was not aware of the exact
cause of the air crash, there could be several reasons which could have led
to the crash. He pointed out that reasons for an air crash could well
include technical fault, bird-hit or some failure in equipment
Jaguar crashes in Ambala Pilot bails out (Rahul Das - Tribune News Service)
Ambala, July 22: A Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed within the Air Force
Station, Ambala Cantonment, this evening. This is the fifth incident of a
fighter aircraft crashing in Ambala in little more than a year.
Incidentally, it is the second incident of a fighter aircraft crashing
inside the Air Force station. A Jaguar had crashed within the Air Force
station on May 9 last year. Another Jaguar had crashed in a populated
locality claiming 13 lives on November 5, 2002.
Today¹s incident took place at about 4.30 pm. The extent of injuries to the
pilot is not yet known even as some eyewitnesses said that the pilot was
evacuated from near the crash site. It is believed that the pilot managed to
bail out in time. He was rushed to Military Hospital. The fighter aircraft
reportedly crashed while landing. The aircraft broke into two pieces and the
aircraft caught fire. Local villagers heard a loud explosion from within the
Air Force station. While the tailpiece of the Jaguar remained upright, the
undercarriage of the aircraft flipped over. The wheels could be spotted.
Immediately after the Jaguar crash, there was hectic activity within the Air
Force station. Fire engines rushed to the crash site and doused the flames.
An ambulance is said to have carried away the pilot. A resident of Dhankaur
village said he heard a loud noise. ³There was a loud noise and I saw flames
coming from within the Air Force station. I realised that a fighter aircraft
had crashed,² he said.
Another villager said even though the air crash is an unfortunate incident,
he is grateful to God for saving the villagers from calamity. ³If the Jaguar
had crashed only a little further from the spot, there would have been a
tragedy since our village is located nearby. By the grace of God, we have
been saved,² he said. An officer said although he was not aware of the exact
cause of the air crash, there could be several reasons which could have led
to the crash. He pointed out that reasons for an air crash could well
include technical fault, bird-hit or some failure in equipment