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1st LD: Two Indonesian planes crash at LIMA air show practice

Xinhua, March 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two airplanes of Indonesia's Jupiter aerobatics team crashed on Sunday during a practice session at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition, local media reported.

According to the local Star newspaper, the KT-1B planes grazed each other and crashed at 2 p.m. local time (0600 GMT), with smokes seen near the Langkawi International Airport.

The four pilots aboard the aircraft reportedly ejected before the crash, but their fate remained unknown. The planes were part of a formation of six when the mishap occurred.

All practices and aerial displays were halted as helicopters had been dispatched to search and rescue the pilots. Endi