IAF pilot dies in Jaguar crash near Jamnagar

NEW DELHI/KUTCH:An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet on Tuesday crashed soon after it took off from the Jamnagar air base in Gujarat, killing the pilot, official sources said.nnThey said the aircraft was on a routine training mission and crashed around 10.30 amnnThe pilot, Air Commodore Sanjay Chauhan, died in the crash, the sources saidnnA Court of Inquiry into the incident has been ordered by the air headquarters to investigate the cause of the accident, the sources saidnn”The plane, which was on a routine sortie, crashed near Bareja village,” said an official in GujaratnnThe plane’s debris was strewn far and wide on the outskirts of the village, locals said.nnSource: Press Trust of India