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Pakistan: a military aircraft crashed. Save the pilots

Islamabad, Pakistan - They ejected before the incident

Two Pakistani pilots on Friday ejected safely before the crash of their Chinese-built FT-6 military jet trainer near Pakistan's North-West city of Peshawar, the Air Force said. The pilots ejected just seconds before the plane hit the ground seven kilometres South of the city during a routine flight, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spokesman, Sarfraz Khan, said. Authorities have ordered an inquiry...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1075129
Rome, Italy, 06/08/2007 16:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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