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  "id": 16329348,
  "title": "Four Philippine Air Force pilots killed in training accident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/four-philippine-air-force-pilots-killed-in-training-accident",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T12:49:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2026/10/1562668/four-philippine-air-force-pilots-killed-training-accident"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Four Philippine Air Force pilots killed in training",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/four-philippine-air-force-pilots-killed-in-training",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:20:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "4 pilots killed in mid-air collision of Philippine military planes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/4-pilots-killed-in-mid-air-collision-of-philippine-military-planes",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:42:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Watch: Two Philippine air force trainer aircraft collide mid-air; 4 pilots killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/watch-two-philippine-air-force-trainer-aircraft-collide-mid-air-4",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:43:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Four Philippine Air Force pilots killed during training sortie, collision caught on camera",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/four-philippine-air-force-pilots-killed-during-training-sortie",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:45:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Video: 4 Pilots Killed As 2 Planes Crash Mid-Air During Training In Philippines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/video-4-pilots-killed-as-2-planes-crash-mid-air-during-training-in",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:59:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Four pilots killed after two Philippine Air Force trainer planes crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/four-pilots-killed-after-two-philippine-air-force-trainer-planes-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:06:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "4 pilots killed as two Philippine military aircraft collide mid-air near Manila",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/4-pilots-killed-as-two-philippine-military-aircraft-collide-mid-air",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:19:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Two Philippine air force trainers collide mid-air near Manila, four pilots dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/two-philippine-air-force-trainers-collide-mid-air-near-manila-four",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:32:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "VIDEO: Philippines Air Force Planes Collide Mid-Air During Training, Killing Four Pilots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/video-philippines-air-force-planes-collide-mid-air-during-training",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:56:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "2 Philippine air force planes collide during a training flight, killing all 4 pilots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/2-philippine-air-force-planes-collide-during-a-training-flight",
        "published": "2026-10-24T09:32:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "4 Philippine Air Force pilots killed as 2 training aircraft collide midair: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/4-philippine-air-force-pilots-killed-as-2-training-aircraft-collide",
        "published": "2026-10-24T11:08:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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