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IAF Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilot dies
A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed close to Bhanuda village in Rajasthan's Churu district on Wednesday, leaving the pilot dead.
According to preliminary information, the wreckage of the aircraft was found in a field, along with the body of the pilot, reported India Today.
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The identities of the pilot and the other man, who died in the tragedy, have not been ascertained by the Army and local authorities.
Sources told India Today TV that the crash took place while the fighter jet was on a training sortie.
The major Indian Air Force installations in Rajasthan are located in Jodhpur and Bikaner.
The exact cause of the accident is not known.
District Collector Abhishek Surana and police reached the spot after the mishap.
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