PAF jet crashes in Balochistan

by **gvla** on Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:53 am

A helicopter was sent to locate the debris and the pilot.

According to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), PAF fighter jet Mirage V took off from Masroor base, Karachi and crashed 60 nautical miles away in Uthal area of Balochistan.

Squadron Leader Iqbal was flying the jet that was on a training mission along with other aircrafts.

http://www.thefrontierpost.com/news/2103/

This year is PAF to loose airplanes.

by **gvla** on Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:49 am

PAF plane crashes near Bhakkar [SamaaTV] 15 Aug, 2012

Staff Report
BHAKKAR: A plane of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in the suburb of the city; however, the pilot escaped the loss of life in the mishap, SAMAA reports Wednesday.

According to the PAF spokesman, the Mirage plane was in the air on a training flight when it met an accident this morning in an area of Thal near Bhakkar.

The PAF mouthpiece told SAMAA that pilot escaped unhurt in the crash; meanwhile, also no fatality occurred on the ground as a result of plane crash.

The investigation into the accident has been started. SAMAA

http://www.urduwire.com/en/news/paf-plane-crashes-near-bhakkar_nid709454.aspx

PS I donot open new topic since they have lost another one...

by **gvla** on Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:49 am

JHANG: A Pakistan Air Force training aircraft crashed near Kot Shakir, Hussainabad in Jhang, Express News reported on Thursday evening.
A PAF spokesperson said that the aircraft crashed in the Thal range. The spokesperson though said there was no information about the pilot at this point in time.
According to Express News correspondent Khurram Saeed reported that an aircraft which caught fire mid-air, crashed to the ground. He added that rescue services had told him that one body had been pulled from the wreckage of the aircraft.
Rescue teams and officials of the PAF have been dispatched to the spot.
Earlier this year. two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft collided in mid-air on Thursday, killing the four pilots. Eleven people were injured as the debris from the planes crashed on houses near the Rashakai interchange in Risalpur. The collision occurred around 10:20 am while the two aircraft were conducting routine training flights.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/469836/paf-training-aircraft-crashes-in-jhang-spokesperson/