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| India’s French-made Mirage supersonic fighter jet crashes in country's south west (VIDEOS) | India’s French-made Mirage supersonic fighter jet crashes in country's south west (VIDEOS) |
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| An Indian Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000 jet fighter crashed during a test flight at an airfield in Bangalore on Friday. Both pilots were killed after ejecting, the military confirmed. | |
| The incident occurred at 10:30am local time at HAL Airport in Bangalore, the capital of India’s southern Karnataka state. The Mirage 2000 jet fighter was embarking on a training flight when it crashed during takeoff. | |
| Both pilots managed to eject but were killed during the crash, NDTV reported citing military officials. | |
| Videos, purportedly filmed at the scene, show flames and clouds of smoke near the airfield. Helicopters can be seen flying above the crash site. | |
| The incident occurred at 10:30am local time at HAL Airport in Bangalore, the capital of India’s southern Karnataka state. The military said that a Mirage 2000 jet fighter was embarking on a test flight after undergoing an upgrade when it crashed during the takeoff. | |
| The Indian Air Force has a fleet of around 50 French-made Mirage 2000 warplanes, which had been undergoing upgrades since the early-2010s. | |
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