Video Of Pilot Injured In 2019 IAF Plane Crash Viral As Operation Sindoor
Claim: Video shows an Indian Air Force pilot injured after his jet was shot down by Pakistan as retaliatory action to India's Operation Sindoor.
Fact: BOOM found that the viral video is from February 2019, when IAF's two Surya Kiran Aerobatic team planes collided mid air and crashed in Bengaluru. The crash left both pilots injured, with one of them seen in the video rescued by locals.
Update: 2025-05-16 05:07 GMT
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