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Raw video: Two Indian Air Force jets fatally collide mid-air during aviation show rehearsal

February 20, 2019

A pilot was killed when two Indian Air Force jets collided mid-air and crashed in the southern city of Bengaluru during rehearsals for an aero show.

The two planes involved in the collision were Hawk Mk-132s and part of the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force.

Senior fire and police official M N Reddi said one Indian Air Force pilot was killed and two others were injured.

The five-day air show called Aero India 2019 was expected to attract hundreds of aviation companies from around the world, according to local media reports.

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