New Delhi (Sputnik) – A Hawk advance trainer Jet of Indian air force crashed around 11:00 am on Thursday in the Eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Both pilots are reported to have successfully ejected from the aircraft and are in good condition.
JUST IN: IAF reports a crash of its British Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft. Incident at its Kalaikunda base in West Bengal.
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According to the Indian Air force sources this was a routine sortie and the trainer jet developed a technical snag soon after it took off from Kalaikunda Air base.
A court of inquiry has been ordered by the Indian Air force into the incident.
