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An Indian Flying corps pilot and a student pilot kicked the bucket when a coach airplane of the IAF, Pilatus PC 7 Mk-Il, crashed during a standard preparation foray close to Hyderabad in Telangana on Monday.

The coach airplane had taken off from the Flying corps Institute, Hyderabad.

"It is with profound lament that lAF affirms that both the pilots on board have supported lethal wounds," the IAF said.

The IAF pilot was the educator on board the airplane and the other pilot was a student.

The episode happened in Toopran mandal of Medak area.

No harm to any considerate life or property has been accounted for.

A Court of Request has been requested to learn the reason for the mishap.

The Pilatus is a super prop coach plane. The IAF has obtained 75 of these from Switzerland in 2011.