PAF aircraft crashes, female pilot, instructor injured

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PAF aircraft crashes, female pilot, instructor injured

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A female trainee pilot and her instructor injured when a PAF aircraft crashed near Mianwali.

25 January,2012 12:22 pm

A Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashed during a training mission on Wednesday but the pilots managed to escape, an air force spokesman said.According to an air force spokesman, it was FT-7 training aircraft. It crashed near Mianwali soon after takeoff from the base.A woman trainee pilot Fatima and her instructor Wing Commander Waqar Ahmad were critically injured in the crash who were later shifted to PAF Hospital in a helicopter.The PAF and security agencies cordoned off the area and launched investigation to know the cause of crash.It was the third air force jet to crash in training in three months. Two pilots were killed in the other incidents and a helicopter crash last June killed four military personnel.The Pakistan Air Force has a fleet of Chinese aircraft, including F-7PGs and A-5s, plus US-built F-16s and French Mirages. It recently acquired medium-tech JF-17 or Thunder jets, manufactured jointly by China and Pakistan.