Notify PAF Aircraft Crashes

[kidwaibhai]

i think we really need to replace our aging fleet of F7's they are really posing a threat to our pilots.

 

[fatman17]

i think we really need to replace our aging fleet of F7's they are really posing a threat to our pilots.

all the F-7 variants cannot be replaced at once. the JF-17 will replace the F-7s over the next 3-5 years.

 

[fatman17]

Jane's Defence Weekly - December 26, 2007

Pakistan F-7 crashes on training exercise

Gareth Jennings Jane's Aviation Reporter - London

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-7 combat aircraft crashed during a training exercise in the eastern Punjab region of the country on 15 December.

According to local media reports, the pilot of the Chinese-built aircraft ejected safely and there were no reports of injuries on the ground.

The cause of the crash is not yet known, although initial indications are that it was probably the result of an unspecified technical malfunction. The PAF has established a board of inquiry to investigate.

The PAF has operated the F-7 since 1998 and currently has approximately 165 of the type in service.

 

[solid snake]

All I can say is that the JF-17 is arriving at just the right time. If it had been delayed like the Tejas, God knows what we would have done.

 

[Introvert]

Allah ka shukar hai ke pilot safe hai.

 

[fatman17]

Pakistan Air Force fighter jet crashes, pilot killed

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A pilot was killed as a French-made Mirage fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in the eastern Punjab province on Friday, a PAF statement said.

"Pakistan Air Force announces with great sorrow and grief that a Mirage fighter aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed 30 Kilometers South East of Sargodha," said the statement.

The crash apparently occurred due to technical malfunction, the statement said, adding that the pilot of the aircraft Wing Commander Azhar Ismael was killed in the accident.

No loss of life or property has been reported on ground.

A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident.

Pakistan's arsenal of Mirages is the second biggest after France, which is not only maintaining a big fleet of Mirages but is also overhauling the planes of the PAF.

 

[alibaz]

its a sed news. the pilot was a senior officer

 

[EagleEyes]

I have no comments for this crash, except that PAF needs to step up and acquire better planes. These crashes are leading to the deaths of many great pilots in the PAF.

 

[Trooper]

Islamabad: A Pakistan air force jet crashed Friday in eastern Punjab province, killing the pilot, a military spokesman said.

The French-made Mirage aircraft went down near the town of Sargodha, where the air force has a base, after experiencing technical problems, said Cmdr. Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan.

Authorities have ordered an inquiry into the crash, he said.

A number of Pakistan air force planes have crashed in recent years, some of them deadly and blamed on technical problems.

Last month, a Cessna T-37 plane belonging to the air force crashed in northwestern Pakistan, killing its pilot.

 

[Neo]

Another loss of human life?
R.I.P.
We really need to replace the Mirage and F-7's.

 

[x_man]

Another ex-Aussie Mirage breaks in the air. …takes another life with it and still many more on the line. .

Wg Cdr Azhar…a very fine soul…a devoted soldier , a loving father and husband and a great friend to be proud of….a very experienced Mirage pilot and had handled many critical emergencies in the past…but alas, today he ran out of luck…

May God bless his soul and takes care of all who are flying Mirages.

 

[BATMAN]

Another ex-Aussie Mirage breaks in the air. …takes another life with it and still many more on the line. .

What do you think is it because of service life or poor maintenance of aussies or else.

Wg Cdr Azhar…a very fine soul…a devoted soldier , a loving father and husband and a great friend to be proud of….a very experienced Mirage pilot and had handled many critical emergencies in the past…but alas, today he ran out of luck…

Very sad indeed. May Allah give calm to his family.

May God bless his soul and takes care of all who are flying Mirages.

AAmin

 

[x_man]

Ex Aussie Mirages had already lived their life when we bought them….Aussies maintained and flew them well…so really cant blame them for anything.

I don’t want to disclose here that how many have crashed and how many were about to crash but were saved due to skillfull handling of our pilots. No doubt that PAF is giving these 40 year old planes the best maintenance support it can afford , but these aircraft are too old now to fly now and have lived their airframe/engine life. May be its time to get rid of them or else we will keep loosing precious lives.

 

[asaad-ul-islam]

inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajioon. May Allah forgive him for his sins and enter him into jannah, ameen.

 

[Awesome]

Pilot killed as Pakistan Air Force fighter plane crashes - Irna

A pilot was killed as French-made Mirage fighter plane of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed near the city of Sargodha in eastern Punjab province on Friday, the PAF said.

"Pakistan Air Force announces with great sorrow and grief that a Mirage fighter aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed 30 Kilometers South East of Sargodha," a PAF statement said.

The pilot of the aircraft Wing Commander Azhar Ismael was killed, it said.

The crash apparently occurred due to technical malfunction, according to the statement.

No loss of life or property has been reported on ground, it said.

A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident.

Pakistan's arsenal of Mirages is the second biggest after France, which is not only maintaining a big fleet of Mirages but is also overhauling the planes of the PAF and air forces of several friendly countries including the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Besides Mirages, PAF's fleet currently comprises US-origin F-16s and Chinese-made F-7s, F-7PGs and A-5s.

Pakistan has also begun serial production of the JF-17 (Thunder) aircraft, which it is manufactured jointly with China.