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Close call for stunt planes at India air show

/ AP

BANGALORE, India - Two aircraft of an aerobatic team scraped each other in the sky Thursday while performing stunts at an air show in southern India. Both landed safely but the wing of one of the planes was damaged.

The aircraft from the Flying Bulls stunt team from the Czech Republic grazed each other at the Aero India show held on the outskirts of Bangalore city.

Hundreds of people had gathered to see the show.

Aero India is a biennial event with flying demonstrations by stunt teams and militaries and commercial pavilions where aviation companies display their products and technology. The Czech team has performed in Bangalore in 2011 and 2013.

First published on February 19, 2015 / 11:11 AM EST

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