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Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft crashes in Assam; pilot, co-pilot safe

Tezpur:  A Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft today crashed at Laokhowa in Nagaon district of Assam with both the pilot and co-pilot ejecting safely.The Su-30 fighter aircraft, flying from Tezpur's Salanibari Air Force station on a routine

PTI PTI Updated on: May 19, 2015 15:35 IST
sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft crashes in assam pilot co pilot
sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft crashes in assam pilot co pilot safe

Tezpur:  A Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft today crashed at Laokhowa in Nagaon district of Assam with both the pilot and co-pilot ejecting safely.

The Su-30 fighter aircraft, flying from Tezpur's Salanibari Air Force station on a routine sortie, lost connection with the radar at the airforce station at around 12.30 PM and crashed thereafter, a Defence spokesman said here.

The aircraft had developed a technical problem and the pilot was forced to abandon the aircraft, he said.

Both the pilots ejected safely and the aircraft crashed at Laokhowa near here.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, the spokesman added.

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