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Indian Air Force plane crashes, pilot safely ejects from jet

The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to probe into the accident.

Published: Mon 28 Jan 2019, 11:11 AM

Updated: Mon 28 Jan 2019, 2:17 PM

An Indian Air Force (IAF) Jaguar crashed on Monday morning near Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh but the pilot safely ejected from the jet.

The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to probe the accident, an official spokesperson said. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Gorakhpur.