Hawk aircraft crash: Probe ordered, no injury reported
"A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident," the release read.
A Hawk advanced jet trainer of Indian Air Force on Thursday crashed in West Bengal's Kalaikunda after the take off from the defence airbase there.
The aircraft took off around 10:30 am and soon developed a snag leading to the crash.
Both the pilots have been ejected safely, the release said.
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