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An Indian naval plane has crashed at an air show in the city of Hyderabad killing both pilots, the navy says. | An Indian naval plane has crashed at an air show in the city of Hyderabad killing both pilots, the navy says. |
Footage showed the plane flying in formation before crashing in a densely populated area near the show ground. | Footage showed the plane flying in formation before crashing in a densely populated area near the show ground. |
A three-storey house was destroyed and other buildings damaged. There is no word yet on any further casualties on the ground. | A three-storey house was destroyed and other buildings damaged. There is no word yet on any further casualties on the ground. |
It is not clear what caused the crash. The Indian Aviation 2010 show opened on Wednesday and will go on until Sunday. | It is not clear what caused the crash. The Indian Aviation 2010 show opened on Wednesday and will go on until Sunday. |
The two-seater Kiran MK-II which crashed was part of a four-plane formation. | The two-seater Kiran MK-II which crashed was part of a four-plane formation. |
A three-storey house was destroyed | |
"In the final phase, the aircraft appears to have gone out of control. They crashed into a building and the pilots have died," navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told reporters. | "In the final phase, the aircraft appears to have gone out of control. They crashed into a building and the pilots have died," navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told reporters. |
The other three aircraft landed safely, the navy said. | The other three aircraft landed safely, the navy said. |
An inquiry is being ordered to find out what caused the crash, it added. | An inquiry is being ordered to find out what caused the crash, it added. |