2 IAF pilots killed as Pilatus trainer aircraft crashes in Hyderabad

New Delhi, (PTI) Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed on Monday as a Pilatus PC-7 Mk II aircraft crashed near Hyderabad, the first such accident involving the Swiss-origin trainer jet.

The IAF has ordered a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident.

“A Pilatus PC 7 Mk II aircraft met with an accident today morning during a routine training sortie from Air Force Academy, Hyderabad,” the IAF said in a statement.

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