New Delhi: The body of the second pilot Flight Lt Mayank Mayur was today (April 4, 2004) recovered by Army rescuers from the wreckage of the two Jaguar fighter aircraft which crashed near Sonamarg, 60 km from Srinagar, on April 2.

The Army teams were continuing salvage operations in the area to recover the flight data recorder of the second Jaguar to ascertain the cause of the crash, IAF sources said.

The two warplanes had gone missing in bad weather on April 2 and their wreckage and the body of Flight Lt Gagan Oberoi was found yesterday in inhospitable mountainous terrain at an altitude of 4,000 metres. The flight data recorder of one of the jets was also found yesterday.

According to Air Force sources, both the pilots were found in their flying seat which indicated that they did not get the time to eject.

The bodies of both Flight Lt Mayur and Flight Lt Oberoi, are being brought to Ambala, the home base of the Jaguar fighter squadron, the sources said.

While Oberoi's body is being flown today, the other pilot's body which was retrieved earlier in the day will be flown to Ambala tomorrow after a postmortem is conducted.