IAF's Hawk jet trainer crashes, pilots eject safely
A Hawk advanced jet trainer today crashed soon after take off from Air Force Station, Kalaikunda in West Midnapore due to a 'technical snag' but both the pilots ejected safely.
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Kolkata
IAF sources said that the aircraft developed a technical problem at about 11:00 hours, minutes after taking off from Kalaikunda air station in West Bengal, where another Hawk had crashed in June last year.
The crash occurred within the boundary of the air station, 138 kms from Kolkata, and the two pilots ejected safely,
they said.
"A Court of Inquiry has been instituted into the crash," an IAF source said.
Last year in June, another Hawk had crashed after taking off from Kalaikunda station as it developed a technical problem. Budding fighter pilots undergo their stage III training for a year on Hawk.
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