Notify PAF Aircraft Crashes

[maxpayne]

KARACHI: Four persons including the pilot and co-pilot were killed and three others injured when a training jet of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Baldia Town area of Karachi on Tuesday, Geo News reported.

According to sources, a PAF fighter jet crashed near a bus stand in Yousuf Goth area of Baldia Town during a routine training session. As soon as the jet came down, a blast occurred and fire broke out that engulfed several buses at the bus stand.

Four persons including a pilot, co-pilot and two civilians lost their lives in the unfortunate incident. Three others also sustained injuries in the mishap who were shifted to hospital for treatment.

The PAF spokesman has confirmed the incident.

http://www.geo.tv/article-149673-Two-pilots-among-4-killed-as-PAF-trainer-jet-crashes-in-Baldia

Rescue teams, fire brigades and PAF personnel reached the crash site and kicked off rescue efforts immediately.

Further details about the accident are yet to be confirmed.

 

[Umair Nawaz]

sad but gov should ban any flying of training purpose in city and its surrounding.........Civilians must be protected.

 

[Men in Green]

Rest in peace.

Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation.

 

[Jazzbot]

Sad incident. Rest in peace.

 

[rockstarIN]

Sad, RIP Please merge with sticky thread @Aeronaut

 

[third eye]

Most unfortunate...

PAF aircraft crashes at Karachi bus station, 3 killed, four wounded


Karachi- At least three people including both pilots of training aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force were killed when their air craft crashed at bus terminal in Yousuf Goth area of Karachi’s Baldia Town.

According to officials, the PAF’s Mirage jet crashed near a bus terminal in the Yousuf Goth area, where ten buses parked at terminal caught fire. Rescue teams including teams from the armed forces reached the crash site. PAF spokesman said both pilot and co-pilot of the ill-fated jet were martyred in the incident while one man who is said to be a bus driver also died on the ground.

Four other people on the ground also got injured. Wounded people were shifted to Civil Hospital while fire brigade vehicles started operation to control fire on accident site. A spokesman of the PAF said that the plane was on a routine training mission and had developed a technical fault in its engine.

 

[Indus Falcon]

Plane crashes in Karachi's Baldia Town; two pilots killed - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

According to the above link, it was a Mirage (Although the spellings are wrong).

Ina lillahi wa ina ilahi rajaeon. Very sad news.

 

[nomi007]

REST IN PEACE

 

[BDforever]

RIP

 

[nomi007]

 

[Side-Winder]

Damn! RIP the departed souls!
We need to boost the production of JFTs to replace the mirages as soon as possible.

 

[acetophenol]

A Mushak I guess?
Rest In Peace,they've made the supreme sacrifice.

 

[Basel]

R.I.P very sad news.

did we have Mushak's at Karachi for training??

 

[nomi007]

pakistan need more advance basic trainers aircrafts as well as to replace mirages and f-7s with new jf-17 thunders on immediately

 

[SALMI]

We lost Wing commander Khurram Samad and Squadron Leader Umair Elahi in the accident. May Allah Almighty bless them with best place in heaven and grant Sabr-e-Jameel to the their families.