One Pilot Dead as 2 IAF Surya Kiran Hawks Crash During Rehearsals For Aero India Expo in Bengaluru

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The pilot, of the aerobatics team of the air force, was practicing spin manoeuvres when the mid-air collision happened, eye witnesses said.

Bengaluru: One Indian Air Force pilot died on Tuesday after two Surya Kiran Hawks collided mid-air during rehearsals for the Aero India 2019 defence exhibition in Bengaluru.

The pilot, of the aerobatics team of the air force, was practicing spin manoeuvres when the accident happened, eye witnesses said. Two other pilots managed to eject from the planes safely. 

 

 

 

A video showed thick, black plumes of smoke coming from near the Yelahanka airbase. One civilian was also injured in the accident. 
 

 

The Surya Kiran aerobatic team has been an eye catcher at multiple aero India shows and had recently upgraded to the Hawk from Kiran aircraft. 
 

 

The team had flown in complete formation, comprising nine jets, on Monday and all parameters of the flights were normal. The team again took off in complete formation for rehearsals on Tuesday when two of the aircrafts collided while practicing a certain manoeuvre. 

The accident happened in the airspace near Nitte Meenakshi Engineering College. Police officials said the debris has fallen near ISRO layout, Yelahanka new town area.

The 12th edition of Aero India 2019, an international aerospace and defence exhibition, will be held from 20-24 February at Yelahanka in Bengaluru.

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Bengaluru: Two Surya Kiran jets collide mid-air during Aero India prep, 1 pilot dead

The two Surya Kiran jets crashed while rehearsing at the Yelahanka Airbase in Bengaluru. The Surya Kiran is an aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force that is renowned for performing breathtaking mid-air stunts.

The Surya Kiran jets crashed while rehearsing for the upcoming Aero India, a biennial air show that is held in Bengaluru.

Two Hawk jet aircraft from the Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran aerobatic team collided mid-air in Bengaluru this morning, killing one pilot. The jets crashed while rehearsing for the upcoming Aero India, a biennial air show that is held in Bengaluru.

A total of three pilots were on the two Surya Kiran Hawk jets that collided and crashed this morning. One pilot died in the crash while the other two ejected safely.

 

The two Surya Kiran jets crashed while rehearsing at the Yelahanka Airbase in Bengaluru. The Surya Kiran is an aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force that is renowned for performing breathtaking mid-air stunts.

Images and videos from the crash showed a distressing sight. One video showed the two Surya Kiran jets aimlessly falling from the sky.

A photograph showed a parachute -- likely of one of the two pilots who ejected safely -- stuck in an overhead cable with a pilot's helmet lying nearby.

The crash also caused a fire with thick black billowing into the sky.

Angad Singh, an aviation enthusiast present at the crash site, said on Twitter that three pilots were involved in the crash.

Singh put out a series of photos from the crash. "One aircraft was flying with both seats occupied," he tweeted. "I see smoke and saw two chutes.

 

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