Pilot Survives: PAF aircraft crashes near Shorkot

A mirage fighter aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Thal range in Machi Wal area near Shorkot.

JHANG:
A mirage fighter aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Thal range in Machi Wal area near Shorkot.

According to a PAF spokesperson, the jet’s pilot Amad was on a solo training flight from Rafiqui Air Base on Tuesday afternoon when the craft developed some technical fault which forced the pilot to eject.

He remained safe. There was no loss of life on the ground.


PAF has ordered an inquiry into the incident to reveal the causes of the accident.



Published in The Express Tribune, May 4th, 2011.
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