Pilot, co-pilot dead after Navy jet crashes into a building in southern India

March 3rd, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by BNO News  

NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) — A Naval jet, part of an acrobat demonstration, crashed on Wednesday into a building in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, media reports say.

The pilot and the co-pilot were killed and four people were injured on the ground after the crash near the Begumpet airport during the Hyderabad Air Show, CNN-IBN reported.

The aircraft was an HJT-16 Kiran Mk2 trainer built by Hindustan Aeronautics.

The five-day event features exhibition, conference on civil aviation industry, flying display, and other activities, according to CNN-IBN.

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