Allahabad: A Jaguar aircraft of Indian Air Force crashed near here this morning during a training sortie and the two pilots ejected safely, the second such incident this year.
The aircraft crashed on a piece of uninhabited land near a warehouse of Food Corporation of India at Naini, about 50 kms from the Indian Air Force's Central Air Command at Bamrauli on the outskirts of the city from where it had taken off at 7:25 AM.
Both the pilots ejected safely at 8.47 AM and a court of inquiry has been ordered into the crash.
Sitanshu Kar, principal spokesperson, Ministry of Defence, took to Twitter to confirm that the crash took place.
One #IAF #Jaguar trainer a/c crashed at 0847 Hr SE of Allahabad. Both pilots ejected safely. CoI ordered.(File Pic.) pic.twitter.com/nZ845UrZt5
— Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) June 16, 2015
Police said that there was no casualty or damage to property on land.
"Fortunately, the pilots ejected safely. Other things like the probable cause are to be assessed," Defence spokesman Group Captain B B Pande said.
According to police sources, fire brigade was rushed to Chaka under Naini police station area of the district's trans-Yamuna region after it was reported that the aircraft had crashed.
In March, another Jaguar aircraft had crashed in agricultural fields near Shahbad town in Haryana with the pilot ejecting safely from the plane.
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