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Two India air force jets crash, pilot dies

Two Indian air force fighter jets have crashed near the town of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, killing one of the pilots.

January 29, 2023
By Akriti Sharma, Rupam Jain and Tanvi Mehta
29 January 2023

Two Indian air force fighter jets have crashed after becoming involved in an accident and one pilot was killed.

“The aircraft were on routine operational flying training mission. One of the three pilots involved, sustained fatal injuries. An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident,” the air force said in a statement on Saturday.

The accident happened near the town of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh state, it said.

Officials said earlier one of the aircraft came down in Madhya Pradesh and the other in the neighbouring state of Rajasthan.

The air force did not specify what type of aircraft were involved but media reported they were a Sukhoi-30 and a Mirage 2000.

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