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Two PAF pilots martyred as training jet crashes at Peshawar Air Base

Two PAF pilots martyred as training jet crashes at Peshawar Air Base
June 26, 2018
PESHAWAR (92 News) – Two pilots were martyred when a Pakistan Air Force pilot crashed during landing at Peshawar Air Base on Monday. The Air Headquarters has formed an investigation board to know the reasons of the accident. Sources said that the aircraft crashed around 11:40am near the customs landing runway. It is believed that the plane crashed due to a technical fault. They said that the flying commander and flying officer were martyred in the incident. Smoke could be seen rising from the vicinity of the airport after the incident. The Pakistan Air Force personnel reached the scene to investigate.