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IAF pilot, cadet killed in trainer aircraft crash

IndiaTimes Monday, 4 December 2023
An IAF flying instructor and a cadet were killed when their Pilatus PC-7 Mark-II trainer aircraft crashed in Medak district of Telangana. This is the first such crash of the Swiss-origin plane used to train rookie military pilots. The crash occurred just before 9 am after the instructor and the cadet had taken off from the Air Force Academy at Dundigal, near Hyderabad. A court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident. Rajnath Singh expressed his condolences to the bereaved families.
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