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IAF pilot killed in Surya Kiran plane crash
Bidar (Karnataka), Jan 21 (ANI): An IAF fighter pilot on a training sortie was killed when a Surya Kiran trainer aircraft crashed in Bidar in Karnataka this morning.
According to sources, the pilot was on the Kiran Mk II trainer aircraft, when the mishap occurred.
"The aircraft took off from Bidar and the crash took place a few minutes later at a vacant plot near the air force station," sources added.
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