Military Planes Collide at Malaysia Airshow

Stephen Pope

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

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Two Indonesian military trainer jets collided mid-air during an airshow practice in Malaysia.
Both pilots safely ejected and were released from the hospital, despite the fiery crashes and two houses catching fire on the ground.
Aerial displays for Malaysia's LIMA '15 aerospace show were halted following the incident.

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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.