Air Force’s Mirage aircraft crashes near Bengaluru’s HAL airport, both pilots dead
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Published : Feb 1, 2019, 11:27 am IST
Updated : Feb 1, 2019, 12:03 pm IST
Both were test pilots- Squadron leader Negi and Squadron leader Abrol.
It was a Mirage 200 trainer aircraft. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)
Bengaluru: A pilot was killed after a Mirage fighter aircraft crashed at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport in Bengaluru, news agency ANI reported.
It was a Mirage 2000 trainer aircraft.
#Visuals: Mirage 2000 trainer fighter aircraft of HAL crashes at HAL Airport in Bengaluru, one pilot dead. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/oM4CUEPu97
— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2019
Both pilots had ejected and have succumbed to their injuries.
Both were test pilots- Squadron leader Negi and Squadron leader Abrol.
The reasons for the crash are yet to be determined, sources said.
More details are awaited.