Bengaluru: Two Surya Kiran aircraft crashed after a mid-air collision while rehearsing near the Yelahanka airbase here on Tuesday, suspecting one of the three pilots dead.
The airbase is where the ‘Aero India 2019’ air show begins on Wednesday.
“Two Hawk aircraft of Surya Kiran Aerobatic Display Team crashed close to Yelahanka Air Force base at 11.50 am,” a Defence Ministry spokesperson said in a statement.
The crash occurred on the outskirts of the air base in an open field.
“Mid air crash at Yelahanka… One Indian Air Force pilot suspected dead. Two injured but out of danger,” Karnataka Director General of Police and chief of Fire and Emergency Services MN Reddi tweeted.
“Two pilots were airlifted soon after the crash,” an airbase official said.