Pak Army trainer aircraft crashes, two pilots killed

Lahore/Islamabad, April 13

Two Pakistan Army Aviation pilots were killed on Monday when their trainer aircraft crashed during a routine training mission in Punjab province, the military said. The Mushshak aircraft crashed in Gujrat ciy, some 150 km from Lahore, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

Both the pilots, Major Umer, who was the Instructor Pilot and Lieutenant Fiazan, a trainee pilot, were killed in the accident, the army said in a statement.

Major Umer is survived by his wife, it said, adding that the exact cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained. There were no casualties on ground, the military said.

Developed from Saab Safari, the Mushshak is a license-built fixed-gear basic trainer aircraft used by the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force. PTI