An aircraft of a naval aerobatic team crashed today during an airshow here and two pilotsand a civilian were killed and four others were injured on the ground. The Kiran MK-II plane, which was part of the 'Sagar Pawan' aerobatics team participating in a display at the India Aviation show, crashed into a building, Hyderabad police commissioner A K Khan said. "The pilot is dead. So far one building is damaged. We have to see how many people were inside it... Four persons have been injured," he said. Formed in 2003, the Sagar Pawan team had last performed at the MiG 29K induction ceremony in Goa on February 19.
It is one of the only two naval aerobatic teams in the world along with the 'Blue Angels' of the US Navy and uses four Kiran Mk-II trainer aircraft based at the Indian Naval Air Station Hansa in Goa. In a span of three days, this is the second mishap involving the aerobatic display teams of the Indian armed forces. In 2010, the IAF has lost two fighter aircraft -- a MiG- 27 and a MiG-21. Last year, the IAF had recorded 11 air mishaps, of which five involved MiG-21 aircraft.
It is one of the only two naval aerobatic teams in the world along with the 'Blue Angels' of the US Navy and uses four Kiran Mk-II trainer aircraft based at the Indian Naval Air Station Hansa in Goa. In a span of three days, this is the second mishap involving the aerobatic display teams of the Indian armed forces. In 2010, the IAF has lost two fighter aircraft -- a MiG- 27 and a MiG-21. Last year, the IAF had recorded 11 air mishaps, of which five involved MiG-21 aircraft.
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