Mid-air collision of Philippines military planes kills four pilots
MANILA: Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing four pilots, the air force said Saturday. The SF-260 single propeller planes crashed at Fernando Air Base, south of Manila, on Friday afternoon. “Both aircraft went down within the base perimeter, with no other casualties reported,” Philippine Air Force spokesman Colonel Alvin Capinguian said in…
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing four pilots, according to the Philippine Air Force. The incident occurred at Fernando Air Base, south of Manila, on Friday afternoon when two SF-260 single propeller planes crashed within the base perimeter. No other casualties were reported.
An investigation was launched to determine the cause of the mishap, and the air force's fleet of SF-260s has been temporarily grounded as a precaution. This is not the first deadly crash involving Philippine military aircraft in recent years; in May, two military pilots were killed when another SF-260 plane crashed during a training flight in Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
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