2 Indonesian aircraft collide, crash in Malaysia
Two Indonesian planes have crashed in Malaysia after colliding with one another mid-air, with no reports of deaths or serious injuries.
The collision of the two aircraft, with the Indonesian Jupiter aerobatics team, occurred when they were practicing a performance ahead of the biannual Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2015 exhibition due in Malaysia.
One of the aircraft crashed on the grounds of the Langkawi International Airport and the other crashed in a nearby village.
The four pilots from both KT-1 B planes ejected from their aircraft after the jets clipped wings and went out of control. They landed safely on the ground, and were taken by rescue teams to a hospital in Langkawi for checkups.
The two planes were parts of a formation of six aircraft belonging to the Indonesian Air Force.
Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who is hosting the defense ministers of all Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member nations in Langkawi, visited the four pilots at the hospital and tweeted, “Thankful that all 4 pilots are safe, their spirits remained high.”
The Indonesian team is one of the five scheduled to perform at the show.
The LIMA exhibition is scheduled for March 17-21. The biannual event is one of the largest maritime and aerospace exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific region focused mainly on the defense industry. The aerospace exhibitions take place at the Langkawi International Airport, and the maritime exhibitions take place at the nearby Resort World Langkawi.
Show organizers say the previous event, LIMA 2013, attracted 38,421 business visitors from both defense and commercial sectors from all around the world, as well as 135,691 regular visitors.
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