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Visuals showed the Air Force fighter jet caught fire after it crashed in Rajasthan's Charu. Photo: Videograb from X.

Both pilots killed as Indian Air Force's twin-seater Jaguar fighter crashes in Rajasthan's Churu

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jul 09, 2025, at 10:43 pm

Two Air Force pilots were killed after a twin-seater Jaguar fighter jet crashed near Bhanoda village in Rajasthan's Churu district on Wednesday.

The plane was on a routine training mission.

There was no damage to civilian properties. The crash occurred at 1.15 PM.

An inquiry has been ordered, the Air Force said in a post on X, adding it deeply regrets the loss of lives and stands "firmly with the bereaved families in this time of grief".

"An IAF Jaguar Trainer aircraft met with an accident during a routine training mission and crashed near Churu in Rajasthan, today. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries in the accident. No damage to any civil property has been reported," the IAF post said.

An IAF Jaguar Trainer aircraft met with an accident during a routine training mission and crashed near Churu in Rajasthan, today. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries in the accident. No damage to any civil property has been reported.

IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives and…
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) July 9, 2025

"IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives and stands firmly with the bereaved families in this time of grief. A court of inquiry has been constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident," it added.

2 IAF pilots killed in Jaguar jet crash – third since March#planecrash #ChuruPlaneCrash #Rajasthan #JaguarCrash pic.twitter.com/c6zMS7NaIF
— Ammar Khan (@AmmarKh12669255) July 9, 2025

This is the third Jaguar fighter jet crash this year; the first being in Haryana's Panchkula on March 7, followed by another in Gujarat's Jamnagar on April 2.

#Rajasthan # Charu # Indian Air Force # Jaguar Fighter Crash

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