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2 pilots killed as Indian Air Force plane crashes in NE state

Xinhua,February 15, 2018 Adjust font size:

NEW DELHI, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in northeastern state of Assam Thursday, killing two pilots, defense sources said.

"The aircraft crashed in Assam's Majuli region when the pilots were on a routine sortie," the sources said.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the incident, said the sources. Enditem