Indian Navy Aircraft crashes during Hyderabad air show : Tragedy in Hyderabad Air Show 2010
Indian Navy Aircraft crashes during Hyderabad air show 2010 near Begumpet Airport in a residential area today on March 3, 2010. According to latest updates even though the pilot had ejected but he did not survive the impact of the fall. The plane fell into a thickly populated area and the third floor of a residential building in the area took the maximum impact of the exploding aircraft.
Witnesses said they heard a loud boom, after which the plane went down. A thick cloud of smoke rose to the sky near the Begumpet airport following the accident. Rescue efforts are on.
An Indian Navy trainer aircraft crashed into a two-storied building in a congested locality during an air show here Wednesday, killing the pilot and his co-pilot who found no time to eject.
Commander S.K. Maurya and Lt Commander Rahul Nair were killed when the HJT-16 Kiran Mk2 trainer, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, crashed in Bowenpally locality near the old Begumpet Airport in the city.
Air crash will not affect Hyderabad air show 2010 said Praful Patel on Wednesday as These kinds of Air Crash have happened during in such events in the past the world over. It is very unfortunate.
Aviation biggies like GE Aviation, Bell, Textron, Gulfstream and Hawker are participating in the air show.
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