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Indian Navy's Sea Harrier fighter aircraft crashed while landing at the Dabolim Naval Air Station in Goa early on Monday.
The pilot of the jet was able to eject safely. Dabolim airport runway was closed till afternoon post the accident.
The Sea Harrier is the Navy's frontline fighter aircraft deployed onboard the aircraft carrier, the INS Viraat.
The Harrier, which has one of the highest crash rates among military aircraft flown in India, is considered a tricky aircraft to operate but remains the only carrier borne fighter jet that the Indian Navy operates.
The Indian Navy has only a handful of Sea Harriers in service and the loss of even a single jet is considered a big loss since obtaining replacements are no longer possible since the Sea Harrier is no longer operated by any other Navy.
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The pilot of the jet was able to eject safely. Dabolim airport runway was closed till afternoon post the accident.
The Sea Harrier is the Navy's frontline fighter aircraft deployed onboard the aircraft carrier, the INS Viraat.
The Harrier, which has one of the highest crash rates among military aircraft flown in India, is considered a tricky aircraft to operate but remains the only carrier borne fighter jet that the Indian Navy operates.
The Indian Navy has only a handful of Sea Harriers in service and the loss of even a single jet is considered a big loss since obtaining replacements are no longer possible since the Sea Harrier is no longer operated by any other Navy.
Read...