21 January,2009 12:42 PM IST | | Agencies
A jet trainer of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed during a routine flight in Bidar town in Karnataka Wednesday morning, killing the pilot, Wing Commander R S Dhaliwal.
Officials said the trainer was on a regular training sortie when he lost control and crashed at 8.45 am a few kilometres away from the Bidar air force base, killing the pilot on the spot.
IAF has ordered a court of inquiry into the incident.
Officials could not confirm reports that the jet trainer caught fire while on flight, causing the crash.
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