Kochi (Kerala): During a routine flight in Kochi, two Navy personnel were killed on Sunday morning when a Navy Glider crashed.
A defense spokesman said the Navy glider flew from the INS Garuda during regular training. The glider succumbed to the accident near the Thuppuppadi bridge near the naval base at around seven in the morning. He informed that Lt Rajeev Jha and Petty Officer Sunil Kumar, aboard the glider, were taken to INHS Sanjivani, where they were declared brought dead. The spokesman said that the Southern Naval Command has ordered a Board of Inquiry in connection with this accident.
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