12 Crewmen, 3 Others Killed as Planes Collide
Two navy transport planes celebrating their squadron’s safe flying record collided over the west Indian state of Goa and crashed, killing all 12 crewmen and three people on the ground. Fifteen other people on the ground were hurt.
One plane plowed into a house under construction and the other crashed into a field, police said.
The Russian-made Ilyushins were flying over an airfield to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the navy’s premier maritime air squadron. The event also was a celebration of 30,000 hours of accident-free flying, navy officials said.
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