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India All India 15 Feb 2018 Assam: 2 Indian Air Force pilots dead as micro-light plane crashes at Jorhat
Assam: 2 Indian Air Force pilots dead as micro-light plane crashes at Jorhat
THE ASIAN AGE / PTI
Published : Feb 15, 2018, 5:22 pm IST
Updated : Feb 15, 2018, 5:22 pm IST
The micro-light aircraft crashed soon after it took off from the Jorhat Air Base on a routine sortie around noon.
Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed when a micro-light aircraft they were travelling in crashed near Jorhat in Assam on Thursday. (Photo: Youtube Screengrab | Global Conflict)
The micro-light aircraft crashed soon after it took off from the Jorhat Air Base on a routine sortie around noon, officials told news agency PTI.
Reports quoted Air Force sources saying that the pilots were Wing Commander-rank officers.
The wreckage of the plane has been sighted and a court of inquiry ordered ascertain the cause of the accident.
Further details are awaited.
