Military Planes Collide at Malaysia Airshow

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 08:15 PM ET

Verified

Key Takeaways:

Two Indonesian military trainer aircraft collided during an airshow practice in Malaysia.
Both pilots safely ejected from their planes after the head-on pass and were later released from the hospital.
The fiery crashes scattered debris and set two houses on fire, but no injuries were reported on the ground.
Aerial displays for the LIMA '15 aerospace show were halted following the incident.

See a mistake? Contact us.

Dramatic video captured the collision of a pair of Indonesian military trainers as the pilots practiced their routine for an airshow in Malaysia on Sunday.

The pilots of both airplanes safely ejected after clipping each other during a head-on pass that led to the fiery crashes of the KT-1B turboprops, single-engine training airplanes built by Korea Aerospace Industries.