Four Philippine Air Force pilots killed in training accident
MANILA: Two Philippine Air Force trainer aircraft crashed during a training flight at an air base south of the capital Manila, killing four pilots, the military said on Saturday.
Two Philippine Air Force trainer aircraft collided during a training flight, resulting in the deaths of four pilots, according to the military. The incident occurred on Friday at the Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, south of Manila. The two SF-260 aircraft involved in the accident crashed within the air base grounds, though there were no other casualties, the Philippine Air Force announced in a statement.
The Air Force has since grounded its fleet of SF-260 trainer planes while an investigation into the cause of the accident takes place. In May, two pilots were killed in a separate SF-260 trainer aircraft crash in a mountainous area in the northern Philippines, and another SF-260 TP Marchetti crashed during a training flight in 2023, also killing two pilots.
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