Four pilots have died after two military plane collided mid-air throughout a coaching train at an air base in the Philippines, the nation’s air power has confirmed.
The incident occurred on Friday afternoon when two SF-260 single-propeller plane crashed throughout the grounds of Fernando Air Base, positioned south of the capital, Manila.
Philippine Air Force spokesman Colonel Alvin Capinguian stated each planes got here down inside the bottom’s perimeter, with no extra casualties recorded.
“Both aircraft went down within the base perimeter, with no other casualties reported,” Capinguian stated in a press release on Saturday.
An investigation has been launched to ascertain the circumstances that led to the crash. As a precaution, the air power has additionally briefly grounded its fleet of SF-260 plane whereas the incident is being investigated.
The newest tragedy provides to a sequence of deadly accidents involving Philippine military plane in current years.
In May, two military pilots have been killed when one other SF-260 plane crashed throughout a coaching mission in Benguet province in the northern a part of the nation.
