IAF's Hawk aircraft crashes in Odisha

The trainee pilot flying the aircraft ejected safely, they said. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie.

By PTI | Updated: Mar 20, 2018, 03.14 PM IST

Visuals: IAF Hawk aircraft crashes near Odisha-Jharkhand border

A Hawk aircraft of Indian Air Force today crashed near the Odisha-Jharkhand border after taking off from Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal, official sources said.

The trainee pilot flying the aircraft ejected safely, they said. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie.

A court of inquiry has been ordered into the accident, said the sources.

In Video: Visuals: IAF Hawk aircraft crashes near Odisha-Jharkhand border

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