Both pilots of a Mirage 2000 aircraft were killed after it crashed at HAL airport Bengaluru this morning.
The Mirage 2000 trainer was upgraded by HAL and was going through acceptance trials.
One of pilots landed back on the wreckage after ejecting, while the second pilot died in an operation theatre.
The victim pilots have been identified as Squadron leader Sameer Abrol and Squadron leader Siddarth Negi.
Mirage-2000 is a war tested French 4th Generation Multirole fighter aircraft, near 60 numbers are still active in IAF.
It is a 2nd crash of aircraft in IAF.
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