WATCH Indian pilot fly into bird flock, avert deadly crash by ditching fuel pods in huge explosion

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WATCH Indian pilot fly into bird flock, avert deadly crash by ditching fuel pods in huge explosion
Published time: 28 Jun, 2019 19:29Edited time: 29 Jun, 2019 15:49
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The Indian Air Force almost met its match after a pilot encountered a flock of birds upon takeoff for a training mission, nearly downing his craft and forcing him to drop a haul of fuel pods, which erupted in a fiery explosion.
Soon after taking off from an air base in Ambala for a drill on Thursday morning, an Indian Air Force (IAF) Jaguar collided with a flock of birds, causing one of its engines to fail. The pilot quickly jettisoned the craft’s fuel pods and practice munitions, known as Carrier Bomb Light Stores, allowing him to make an emergency landing, and the resulting fireball was caught on film.




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#SavingLives: On the morning of 27 June19, an IAF Jaguar aircraft loaded with two additional fuel drop tanks & Carrier Bomb Light Stores
(CBLS) pods took off from AFS Ambala for a training
mission. Immediately after take off, the aircraft encountered a flock of
birds.


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Thanks to his quick reflexes, the pilot narrowly averted a deadly crash and possibly saved the lives of others, though the birds were less fortunate.

Indian military officials commended the pilot for his performance during the brief crisis.

“The pilot jettisoned his fuel tanks and external stores, including some 10 kg practice bombs, to gain height and managed to land back safely,” Air Force officials told Indian media outlet ANI, adding that the airman was an example of the “highest standards of the IAF.”

In cases of accidents or malfunctions, IAF pilots are trained to drop under-wing storage, such as bombs or fuel tanks, in order to regain control of their aircraft.

Except for the hapless birds, nobody was reported injured in the incident.

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[GriffinsRule]

Good save by the pilot though I was hoping IAF would keep giving us a crash or two a month this year to keep the streak going.

 

[undercover JIX]

Good save by the pilot though I was hoping IAF would keep giving us a crash or two a month this year to keep the streak going.

Yes, Indians are best in whatever they do.

 

[Pangu]

Those birds probably thought the Indian jet shitting its fuel pod at the sight of them.

They will be back for more.

 

[Death Professor]

Atleast they didn't blame this on us, "Pak ki na-pak sajish, hamaray larakay jahaj aur pilot Pak nishanay par, abb ki bar koi bomb nahi balkeh bheja hai terror cell me train kiya huva aik laraka parinda"

 

[PradoTLC]

Good save by the pilot though I was hoping IAF would keep giving us a crash or two a month this year to keep the streak going.

i thought Indians were going blame us... i.e. ISI birds..

 

[Kaleem.61]

Atleast they didn't blame this on us, "Pak ki na-pak sajish, hamaray larakay jahaj aur pilot Pak nishanay par, abb ki bar koi bomb nahi balkeh bheja hai terror cell me train kiya huva aik laraka parinda"

Makes my day

 

[Oruc]

could be relatives of Wng Cmd Crow.

 

[newb3e]

@Tejas Spokesman @zulu why IAF has not installed tejas tech on its fleet where birds cover the plane and make them invisible to radars?

 

[khansaheeb]

Atleast they didn't blame this on us, "Pak ki na-pak sajish, hamaray larakay jahaj aur pilot Pak nishanay par, abb ki bar koi bomb nahi balkeh bheja hai terror cell me train kiya huva aik laraka parinda"

Saved us from Bollocks 2, sorry I meant Balakot 2.

 

[zulu]

U know the real problem IAF faced with Teja's??how to save it from birds as they also like samosaa to eat .Idhar teja nazar aayaa even birds dropped chutny on it and start eating same thing happen to your dear friend tejas spokeman yeh ghar sy nikalta hai aur mahley ky sary kawayy attack on him thats y u only find him online not in real life

@Tejas Spokesman @zulu why IAF has not installed vedic tejas tech on its fleet where birds cover the plane and make them invisible to radars?

 

[WarKa DaNG]

Good try by the ISI trained crows

 

[undercover JIX]

Good try by the ISI trained crows

Crows take revenge of their Balakot brother, one surprise PAF gave and another Crows Air Warriors, IAF failed both times.

 

[Vortex]

To my Pak Brothers, be careful in few days indians will come with a story about suicide attack done by birds.

Pak should be in red alert mode now. Balakot 2 on birds camps is planned by Abhinandan’s collegues.

Is our tea ready ?

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Pakistan Avian Force retaliates at a time and place of its choosing for its fallen officer during Balakot misadventure by Indians. As promised at the time by PAvF, toucan play that game.