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A plane has crashed during an airshow in Hyderabad. Early reports, unconfirmed, suggest this was a plane of the Indian Navy. The pilot may have been killed in the crash, said Hyderabad's Police Commissioner to NDTV.
The plane has crashed on a residential building near the Begumpet airport. This is a residential area in the heart of the city. The building has been totally destroyed; there are no reports yet on how many people have been injured.
Smoke can be seen at the site of the crash. Fire fighters are on location.
The plane crashed during a formation that was part of an air show organized for the inaugural event of the India Aviation Summit.
With the aging of Kiran aircraft, the HJT-36 Sitara aircraft has been developed as a replacement. The aircraft first flew in 2003, and is planned to be inducted into service by 2012. The first orders for the aircraft by the Indian Air Force was for 16 HJT-36 that will replace the HJT-16s of the Surya Kiran team.
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My condolence to the dead and the injured.
BTW, what dose this crash mean to the IAF? Bad time is returning to IAF with this crash being the second for this year (Correct if I'm wrong).
Won't this kind of happening demoral the IAF and the whole country? Like, won't the people of India loss hope in thier air force and its capability? Won't they doubt the stability of IAF?
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This was NOT an IAF Plane.
Its was a NAVAL Aerobatics Team.
Plz Note that this Plane is Made in India and had Only 3 Crashes in its over 12 Years of service in the aerobatics Team.
The Plane has been in service since 1970s.
Moreover as i said, These Planes are very soon to be replaced by the new AJT 36.
Won't this kind of happening demoral the IAF and the whole country? Like, won't the people of India loss hope in thier air force and its capability? Won't they doubt the stability of IAF?