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Trainer and cadet killed in PAF plane crash near Talagang
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) plane crashed during a training flight near Talagang on Thursday, killing the pilot and a cadet, said a press release. The PAF announces with great grief that a Mushak trainer aircraft crashed near Dhoke Pathan Bridge. The pilot, Squadron Leader Usman Safdar, and aviation cadet Zohaib embraced martyrdom, the statement said. No loss of civilian life and no damage to property on the ground were reported, and an inquiry has been ordered into the crash, it said. staff report
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
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Stealth jet crashes in US desert
A state-of-the-art US air force F-22 fighter has crashed in the desert in southern California, the Pentagon says.
The fate of the pilot was not immediately known after the plane, which was on a test mission, came down near Edwards Air Force Base.
The US air force website lists the F-22 Raptor, which is made by Lockheed Martin, as its newest fighter.
The air force said the jet has "better reliability and maintainability than any fighter aircraft in history".
The F-22 crashed at about 1000 local time (1700 GMT), officials said.
Rescue teams were reported to be on their way to the crash site.
A board of officers will investigate the crash, the air force said.
The $140m (£96m), supersonic F-22 is a so-called fifth generation jet, and arguably the world's most sophisticated fighter.
It is capable of both air-to-air and ground attacks.
But the $65 billion F-22 programme has faced criticism, with opponents saying the jet is too costly and not sufficiently versatile.
The US government is committed to buying 183 F-22s reduced from the original plan laid out in the 1980s to build 750, the Associated Press news agency reported.
The air force said the crash was the second involving an F-22.
In the previous crash, which happened in December 2004 during the aircraft's test period, the pilot ejected safely.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7964577.stm
Lockheed pilot killed in F-22 crash
By Michael Hoffman and Sam LaGrone - Staff writers
Posted : Wednesday Mar 25, 2009 19:24:57 EDT
The pilot flying the F-22 that crashed Wednesday morning near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., was pronounced dead at a local hospital, officials said.
The pilot, whose name was not released, was a contractor working for Lockheed Martin, the company that manufactures the F-22. Officials didn’t say if the pilot had served in the Air Force.
The Raptor crashed at around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning about 25 miles northeast of Edwards while flying a test mission, said Gary Strasburg, an Air Force spokesman. The aircraft is based at Edwards where F-22s are tested by the 412th Training Wing.
Officers with the California Highway Patrol saw smoke in the area of Cuddedry Lake, an old emergency landing field for experimental planes, near Edwards, said Officer E. Smith, a spokesman for the Highway Patrol.
“We were told to stay out of the scene and that they were sending a rescue helicopter for the pilot,” Smith said.
Only one other U.S.-owned F-22 has crashed. That plane went down Dec. 20, 2004, during takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The cause was flight control software errors.
The service has 134 F-22s that cost $133 million each. It is the first fifth-generation fighter jet to be fielded by the U.S.
Source: http://airforcetimes.com/news/2009/03/airforce_f22crash_032509w/
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Do any forum members have any extra details of the following
1. Tuesday evening. 10th June 1997 Flt. Azizur Rehman ejected to safety at 15 kilometre west of Atharahazari, district Jhang
F/L Aziz was seriously injured after ejection; however he was rescued very promptly and taken to the nearest military hospital. After remaining unfit from flying for couple of years, he was reinstated to the flying status. He later commanded the Fighter conversion unit.
2. Flt Lt. Raghib Ghafoor - believed to have ejected from a Mirage
Raghib also suffered injuries, but he is back in cockpit now.
3. Names of F-16 pilots who were killed on the following dates
4th September 1989 - F-16A Block 15Q - 81-0910 - 38th TW - G-Loc - pilot killed
Sqn Ldr Nasir from CCS. While flying a dissimilar aircomabat mission, during merge he experienced G induces loss of conciousness ( G-Loc) and hit the ground .
17th March 1994 - F-16A Block 15S - 85721 - 14th Sqn - Spatial dis-orientation - pilot killed
Sqn Ldr Zafar from 9 sqn . During a night interception mission he got disorientated, went into a steep dive and never made any attempt to recover. Before impacting, he gave repeated calls about his disorientation.
4. Is Squadron Leader Syed Hassan Raza who ejected safely from an F-16 on 16th June 1991 the same person as Air Commodore Syed Hassan Raza and Does anyone have contact with, or a photo of him
Yes he is the same person. Sorry, no contact with him but heres a picture.
5. Does anyone have contact with, or a photo of Squadron Leader Nadeem Anjum who ejected from an F-16 on 28th October 1991
Sorry no contact and couldnt find any pic.