IAF trainer jet crashes in West Bengal, pilots safe

Luckily both the pilots on board the aircraft ejected safely before the aircraft hit the ground.

Kolkata: A trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force has crashed near the Kalaikunda Air Base in West Bengal on Thursday.

The Hawk trainer jet crashed just after take-off from the air base.

Luckily both the pilots on board the aircraft ejected safely before the aircraft hit the ground.

The Air Force has ordered a Court of Inquiry, reports said.

More details are awaited.

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