Mianwali - 25th January 2012
Today on Wednesday a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft crashed during a routine training mission but the both pilots baled out safely. It was FT-7 training aircraft. It crashed near Mianwali soon after take off from the PAF air base.
A woman trainee pilot and the instructor were in the jet who managed to escape safely. The FT-7 is said to have crash because of engine malfunction. The investigation of this incident has been ordered from the air headquarters Islamabad.
After this crash all PAF pilots were ordered to take a fly as a tradition to conquer fear. It was the third air force jet to crash in training in three months. Two pilots were killed in the other incidents and a helicopter crash last June killed four military personnel. The PAF has a fleet of Chinese aircraft, including F-7PGs and A-5s, plus US-built F-16s and French Mirages. It recently acquired medium-tech JF-17 or Thunder jets, manufactured jointly by China and Pakistan.
---PMG News © 2012---
