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Caught on camera: Indian Air Force pilot ejects in time as Tejas aircraft crashes in Rajasthan

The indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) burst into flames after crashing during an operational training sortie near Jaisalmer.

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Mar 13, 2024 · 09:22 am
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"One Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident at Jaisalmer, today during an operational training sortie. The pilot ejected safely." - @IAF_MCC pic.twitter.com/NUzAT6pmBH

— Hamza Khan (@Hamzwa) March 12, 2024

जैसलमेर में क्रैश हुआ तेजस pic.twitter.com/8eVbCcTG1I

— Kailash Nitharwal🪙 (@kk_nitharwal) March 12, 2024

जैसलमेर में डेडानसर के पास भील समाज के हॉस्टल पर भारतीय वायु सेना का तेजस विमान क्रैश, हॉस्टल में उस वक्त कोई नहीं था.

विमान के क्रैश होने की पुष्टि करते हुए भारतीय वायु सेना ने बताया कि, "भारतीय वायुसेना का एक तेजस विमान आज ऑपरेशनल ट्रेनिंग उड़ान के दौरान जैसलमेर में… pic.twitter.com/8rQhZt0Kfb

— Avdhesh Pareek (@Zinda_Avdhesh) March 12, 2024

#BREAKING#Tejas विमान क्रैश.
जैसलमेर में ऑपरेशन ट्रेनिंग के दौरान हुआ क्रैश।
भारत में बने स्वदेशी विमान तेजस का पहला क्रैश है।
पायलट सुरक्षित निकला।
कोर्ट ऑफ इंक्वायरी ऑर्डर. pic.twitter.com/e3isOzwsOW

— Madhurendra kumar मधुरेन्द्र कुमार (@Madhurendra13) March 12, 2024

जैसलमेर से बड़ी खबर -
एक्सरसाइज के दौरान जैसलमेर शहर मे भील छात्रावास के पास विमान क्रेश । पायलट सुरक्षित।#jaisalmer #rajasthan #airforce #fightercrash pic.twitter.com/66R5P9KFCp

— Dixit Parihar (@dixitparihar) March 12, 2024

One Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident at Jaisalmer, today during an operational training sortie. The pilot ejected safely.
A Court of Inquiry has been constituted to find out the cause of the accident.

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) March 12, 2024
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