Just In: Officers Feared Dead As NAF Aircraft Reportedly Crashes In Kaduna
- Another aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reportedly crashed in Kaduna state
- The trainer aircraft which has two pilots aboard was said to have crashed on Tuesday, April 19, while on a training mission
- While the two pilots on the aircraft are feared dead , the Nigerian Air Force authorities are yet to react to the incident
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Kaduna - A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) trainer aircraft crashed in Kaduna, Kaduna state on Tuesday evening, a report by Leadership newspaper stated.
Sources cited by the newspaper said the two pilots aboard are feared dead.
Source: Twitter
It was gathered that the Super Mushak, which is trainer aircraft, crashed in Kaduna while on a training mission.
The aircraft, according to the sources, crashed inside a NAF facility in Kaduna state.
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The Nigerian Air Force is yet to confirm the incident.
However, another newspaper, TheCable, has also reported the development but noted that details of the incident are still sketchy.
It equally stated that the incident involved a training aircraft which had two pilots on board.
Recall that the development comes 11 months after a NAF aircraft crashed in Kaduna.
The incident, which occurred in May 2021, involved a Beechcraft 350, and the aircraft crashed around the Kaduna international airport.
Ibrahim Attahiru, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), and 10 other military officers who were on board when the plane crashed, died.
Attahiru was said to be on his way to Kaduna to attend a passing-out parade for army recruits.
Attahiru’s death: Probe launched after crash of military jet in Kaduna
Meanwhile, the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria announced that it recovered the black box of the crashed Nigerian Air Force plane in Kaduna.
The bureau disclosed that the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the accident Beechcraft 350 aircraft were recovered as its investigation commenced.
The federal agency stated that the next step was for investigators to download and analyse the information contained in the recorders.
Military plane carrying 96 people crashes in the Philippines, 45 confirmed dead
In another report, a Philippine military aircraft carrying at least 96 people crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens injured.
The death toll includes 42 military personnel who were on board the C-130 Hercules transport plane which was trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
The three pilots who were on board the aircraft survived the crash but were seriously injured.
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