Two Navy personnel died as a glider on routine flight crashed in Kerala's Kochi on Sunday morning. The cause of the accident is yet to be determined, the defence spokesperson said. The two Navy officers onboard a naval power glider crashed near the Thoppumpady bridge in Kochi. The deceased have been identified as Lieutenant Rajeev Jha and Petty Officer - Electrical Air (POELA) Sunil Kumar. It was on routine training sortie & took off from INS Garuda. Southern Naval Command orders Board of Inquiry. Defence spokesperson said the naval power glider was on a routine training sortie and took off from INS Garuda. It crashed near Thoppumpady bridge close to the naval base at around 7 am.
Two Navy personnel died as a glider on routine flight crashed in Kerala's Kochi on Sunday morning. The cause of the accident is yet to be determined, the defence spokesperson said. The two Navy officers onboard a naval power glider crashed near the Thoppumpady bridge in Kochi. The deceased have been identified as Lieutenant Rajeev Jha and Petty Officer - Electrical Air (POELA) Sunil Kumar. It was on routine training sortie & took off from INS Garuda. Southern Naval Command orders Board of Inquiry. Defence spokesperson said the naval power glider was on a routine training sortie and took off from INS Garuda. It crashed near Thoppumpady bridge close to the naval base at around 7 am.