ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57622
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| Date: | Thursday 18 January 2007 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar IS |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Registration: | JS1.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pokhran firing range, Jaisalmer, Rajastan -
 India
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Naal AB, Bikaner, India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air Force pilot was killed when a Jaguar fighter aircraft blew up mid-air while taking part in a live air-to-ground firing excercise in Pokharan range in Rajashthan's Jaisalmer district.
Flying Lieutenant Ronald Kevin Serrao was killed when the aircraft disintegrated mid-air apparently while off-loading its armaments during exercise, IAF sources said. According to an Air Force spokesman, the fighter aircraft got airborne from the Naal airbase near Bikaner at 16:40 hours on a live firing mission and crashed between Delasar and Dhaysar villages, about 55 kms from Jaisalmer, minutes later.
The debris of the fighter plane, which got blown into pieces, was spread over large sections of sand dunes between the two villages.
The body of the pilot has been located, a police officer said.
A court of inquiry has been ordered to find out the cause of the accident.
Sources:
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=2007001
http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/service_india.html
http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?444548
http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm (Scramble 334)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2011 01:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2011 14:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2019 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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