DHAKA: The Indian Air Force`s new C-130 J aircraft, has crashed near Gawlior in Madhya Pradesh after taking off from Agra. All five air force personnel on board were killed.

The military transport plane,  India`s biggest, is also known as Super Hercules.  It crashed 72 kms or 115 miles west of Gwalior, report the NDTV.

The plane was on a routine flying training mission, said an air force spokesperson to news agency Press Trust of India.

India had recently inducted six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, which were bought from the US at the cost of around Rs. 6000 crore (USD 1.1 billion) four years ago.

In August last year, in a strong message to China, the Indian Air Force today landed its C-130J Super Hercules transport plane at the world`s highest airstrip  Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) in Ladakh near the Line of Actual Control, the scene of a stand-off with Chinese troops  in April 2013.

The landing signals that  the armed forces can use the heavy-lift aircraft to deliver troops, supplies, and equipment to the border with China.

BDST: 1507 HRS, MAR 28 , 2014