IAF�s latest plane C-130J crashes, 5 dead

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

NEW DELHI/JAIPUR, March 28 � A US-made C-130J military transport plane, one of the most modern aircraft acquired recently by the IAF, crashed today near Gwalior, killing all the five crew members, including four officers, reports PTI.

The aircraft, procured at an estimated cost of Rs 965 crore a piece along with five others, crashed an hour after taking off from Agra airbase for an exercise, officials said. IAF ordered a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the mishap.

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