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2 pilots dead in IAF's Jaguar fighter jet crash in Rajasthan's Churu

The aircraft had taken off from Suratgarh air base
Smoke billows out after IAF's Jaguar fighter jet crashed near Churu in Rajasthan, July 9, 2025. PTI

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Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed after a Jaguar fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan’s Churu on Wednesday.

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The aircraft, a twin-seater trainer version of the Jaguar, had taken off from Suratgarh air base for a routine training mission. It crashed in an agricultural field in Bhanoda village around 1.25 pm, SHO Rajaldesar Kamlessh said.

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The IAF has so far not released names of the dead pilots, but said that a twin-seater trainer version of the Jaguar fighter aircraft met with an accident during a routine training mission and crashed.

Both pilots sustained fatal injuries in the accident. No damage to any civil property has been reported.

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IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives and stands firmly with the bereaved families in this time of grief, a statement said.

A court of inquiry has been constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident.

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