Military Planes Collide at Malaysia Airshow

Stephen Pope

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

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Two Indonesian military KT-1B turboprop trainers collided mid-air during airshow practice in Malaysia, resulting in fiery crashes.
Both pilots safely ejected and were released from the hospital; although debris set two houses on fire, no one on the ground was injured.
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.