Posted on 01/28/2023 4:17:19 PM PST by BenLurkin
"Two fighter aircraft of IAF were involved in an accident near Gwalior this morning. The aircraft were on routine operational flying training mission," the Indian Air Force (IAF) wrote in a statement on Twitter. "One of the three pilots involved sustained fatal injuries."
The crash on Saturday morning involved a Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 carrying two pilots and a French-made Mirage 2000 with one pilot.
The planes crashed in an open field near no civilians. Villagers heard a blast-like sound and found parts of an aircraft in the nearby field.
While local outlets initially reported no known fatalities, the IAF reported that Wing Commander Hanumanth Rao Sarathi suffered fatal injuries, adding that "all air warriors and the fraternity stand strongly with the bereaved family."
Both aircraft have been identified having taken off from Gwalior air base about 30 miles east from where they crashed.
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Now that’s a “near miss”:
“Look, they nearly missed.”
“Yep, but not quite.”
Mirage is difficult to see! But RIP for the killed pilot.
The Indian Air Force actually has some very good pilots; they are among the best.
Maybe they should import some H1B American pilots to fly their planes
bkmk
Crashed in mid-air or collided in mid-air, then crashed on the ground? Doesn’t anyone use editors anymore?
Sometimes you have to use the trash you hired for other reasons.
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