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05-17-2012, 07:59 PM
Pakistan Air Force Collision Kills 4 Pilots
May. 17, 2012 - 11:02AM |
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
ISLAMABAD — Two Pakistan air force light aircraft collided midair on May 17 and killed four pilots on a routine training mission northwest of Islamabad, police said.
The crash, which was the sixth crash in seven months and the second in a week, raised concerns over the safety of its largely Chinese and locally made fleet.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
One of the two-seater propeller Mushshak planes crashed on a house and injured a girl and an elderly man. The second fell in nearby fields in the Rashkai area, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of the capital.
Another police official, Hayatullah, who uses only one name, confirmed the casualties.
On May 11, a fighter jet crashed near the southwestern town of Sonmiani, but the pilot managed to eject safely.
The Pakistan Air Force has a fleet of Chinese aircraft including F-7PGs and A-5s, plus U.S.-built F-16s and French Mirages. It recently acquired medium-tech JF-17, or Thunder jets, manufactured jointly by China and Pakistan.
May. 17, 2012 - 11:02AM |
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
ISLAMABAD — Two Pakistan air force light aircraft collided midair on May 17 and killed four pilots on a routine training mission northwest of Islamabad, police said.
The crash, which was the sixth crash in seven months and the second in a week, raised concerns over the safety of its largely Chinese and locally made fleet.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
One of the two-seater propeller Mushshak planes crashed on a house and injured a girl and an elderly man. The second fell in nearby fields in the Rashkai area, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of the capital.
Another police official, Hayatullah, who uses only one name, confirmed the casualties.
On May 11, a fighter jet crashed near the southwestern town of Sonmiani, but the pilot managed to eject safely.
The Pakistan Air Force has a fleet of Chinese aircraft including F-7PGs and A-5s, plus U.S.-built F-16s and French Mirages. It recently acquired medium-tech JF-17, or Thunder jets, manufactured jointly by China and Pakistan.