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Two pilots die as plane on training flight crashes in Kanpur (Lead)

Two pilots die as plane on training flight crashes in Kanpur (Lead)

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A trainee pilot and flying instructor were killed in a plane crash near Ganga Barrage, approximately 5 nautical miles from Kanpur Civil Airport, on Thursday, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft, bearing registration VT-NBV and operated by M/s Garg Aviation Ltd., Kanpur, was on a training flight in the local flying area of Kanpur Civil Airport. There were two persons on board, a trainee pilot and an instructor. Both sustained fatal injuries in the accident, the statement said. The two deceased have been identified as…
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