Hours after two aircraft of IAF's aerobatic team Surya Kiran crashed, killing a pilot and injuring two who ejected to safety, Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Tuesday said the Surya Kiran will not be a part of Aero India 2019 beginning tomorrow.
Video clips of the incident showed the two jets crashing to the ground and bursting into flames near Yelahanka airbase after brushing against each other mid-air, a day ahead of the five-day event.
"We had an unfortunate incident and an investigation will take place. Surya Kiran won't be part of display," Bhadauria told reporters here.
All other displays will go ahead as planned, he added.
The Hawk jets were performing a manoeuvre when one was flying inverted carrying a pilot and the other below it with two pilots moments before they hit each other and spun out of control, according to police and eye witnesses.
The incident occurred at around 1150 hrs while practising for the air show,the Defence PRO office said in a ...
