IAF's Hawk aircraft crashes in Odisha, pilot ejects safely

New Delhi: A Hawk aircraft of Indian Air Force on Tuesday crashed near the Odisha-Jharkhand border after taking off from Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal.

The trainee pilot flying the aircraft ejected safely.

The aircraft was on a routine training sortie.

A court of inquiry has been ordered into the accident, said sources.

Hawk is an advanced trainer jet.

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