Turkish military jet missing

16 January 2012 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM ,
Turkey’s General Staff has said a military training plane with two personnel are disappeared in Aliağa gulf near Aegean city of İzmir since 4 p.m. Monday and that units are searching for the personnel.
The Turkish Air Force says one of its small jets is missing in the Aegean Sea.

The air force says in a statement on its website that the T-37C light-attack aircraft, with two pilots aboard, went missing over the Bay of Aliağa on Monday during a training flight.

It says helicopters, planes and navy ships are searching for the plane.

Last year, two pilots were killed when a T-37C went down near the Aegean town of Urla.

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-268775-turkish-military-jet-missing.html

Search continues to find missing pilots in the Aegean Sea

Search and rescue efforts continued today to find the crew of a T-37C type training plane that apparently went down into the Aegean Sea yesterday.

Control towers had lost contact with the training plane at around 4:00 p.m. while it was flying over the Aliağa gulf with two pilots on board.

One CN-235 airplane, one Cougar helicopter, three coast guards boats and a search and rescue ship from the Turkish navy are taking part in an operation to find the missing pilots.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/search-continues-to-find-missing-pilots-in-the-aegean-sea.aspx?pageID=238&nID=11657&NewsCatID=341

Pakistani officer missing in plane crash in Turkey


DHA photo



As search and rescue efforts continue to try to locate an Air Force training aircraft that crashed into the Aegean Sea in the western province of İzmir on Jan. 16, the identities of the two missing pilots onboard have come to light.

Reports indicate that Pakistani Maj. Masood Hussain Chhachhar was onboard the plane to provide flight training to Turkish Lt. Serkan Sağır, 23, an officer from the eastern province of Erzincan who had recently graduated.

Chhachhar was training Sağır as part of a military exchange program between Turkey and Pakistan, according to reports.

Officials believe the T-37C training aircraft is located 130 meters below sea level, according to İzmir Gov. Cahit Kıraç.

The plane reportedly crashed two miles off the coast of Arslanburnu in İzmir’s Foça district, although search and rescue teams were yet to reach both the remnants of the aircraft and the two missing pilots.
Search and rescue efforts were set to continue throughout today, according to reports



http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pakistani-officer-missing-in-plane-crash-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nID=11737&NewsCatID=341

Pakistani officer's body found after plane crash in Turkey
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News


Search and rescue teams have finally spotted the dead body of Pakistani Air Mj. Masood Hussain
Chhachhar who died after his T – 37C trainer aircraft crashed into the Aegean Sea off the coast of the district of Foça in the western province of İzmir, along with a Turkish air lieutenat who was receiving flight instructions from Mj. Chhachhar as part of anexchange program between Turkey and Pakistan.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pakistani-officers-body-found-after-plane-crash-in-turkey-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=11939&NewsCatID=341

Elfot wrote:

These photos must be from July crash.

mp210 wrote:These photos must be from July crash.

I found them in news sites and blogs referring to the recent accident.

The instructor (Pakistani Air Force), Squadron Leader Masood Hussain:

Masood Hussain’s two-year contract expired last month but it had been extended for one year by Turkish government in recognition of his services.

The student (TuAF), Lieutenant Serkan SAĞIR


Lt. Serkan Sağır, 23, was from the eastern province of Erzincan and had recently graduated.

Elfot wrote:

mp210 wrote:These photos must be from July crash.

I found them in news sites and blogs referring to the recent accident.

Blogs posted those pics meanwhile Turks where trying to locate the wreckage

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90783/91321/7441556.html

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90783/91321/7441557.html

You're right.
Since T-37s go down so often lately around Izmir, the media groups use whatever they have recently available, without clarifying where it is from.
I just feel sorry for the poor relatives...