Nowshera: PAF aircraft collision kills 4

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Nowshera: PAF aircraft collision kills 4

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It was the sixth Pakistan Air Force crash in seven months and the second in a week.

17 May,2012 10:32 am

Two Pakistan Air Force light aircraft collided mid-air on Thursday, killing four pilots on a routine training mission northwest of Islamabad, police said.It was the sixth Pakistan Air Force crash in seven months and the second in a week, raising concerns over the safety of its largely Chinese and locally made fleet.One of the two-seater propeller Mushshak planes crashed on a house, injuring a girl and an elderly man, and the second fell in nearby fields in the Rashkai area, 160 kilometres (100 miles) northwest of the capital.Two Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft collided mid-air. Four pilots were killed, two were trainee pilots and two were instructors, district police officer Mohammad Hussain said.The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.Last Friday, a fighter jet crashed near the southwestern town of Sonmiani but the pilot managed to eject safely.