Четыре пилота погибли при крушении двух военных самолетов на Филиппинах

2 Philippine Air Force trainer aircraft collide midair:4 pilots killed; fleet grounded for probe Four pilots were killed after two Philippine Air Force trainer aircraft crashed during a training flight at an air base south of the capital, Manila, the military said on Saturday. The accident occurred on Friday and involved two SF-260 aircraft operating from Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, the Philippine Air Force said in a statement. Local media reports said the two aircraft collided midair before crashing within the air base premises. No other casualties were reported. Following the incident, the Philippine Air Force temporarily grounded its fleet of SF-260 trainer aircraft pending an investigation into the cause of the crash. Previous fatal crashes involving SF-260 aircraft The latest accident comes months after another fatal crash involving the same aircraft type. In May, two pilots were killed when an SF-260 trainer aircraft crashed in a mountainous area in the northern Philippines. In 2023, another SF-260 TP Marchetti aircraft crashed during a training flight, killing two pilots. Aircraft used in Marawi operations The Philippine military has also used SF-260 aircraft in combat operations. In 2017, the military deployed aircraft during months of airstrikes on Marawi City in the southern Philippines after militants affiliated with the Islamic State group seized parts of the city.

4 pilots killed in mid-air collision of Philippine military planes Two Philippine Air ⁠Force ⁠aircraft crashed during ⁠a training flight at an air base south of the capital Manila, killing four pilots, the military said on Saturday. The aviation accident on Friday involved two SF-260 aircraft at the Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, the Philippine Air Force said in ⁠a statement. “Both aircraft went down within the base perimeter, with no other casualties reported,” Philippine Air Force spokesman Colonel Alvin Capinguian said in a statement. An...

VIDEO: Choque brutal en el aire de dos aviones militares deja cuatro muertos en Filipinas Se ha viralizado un video del momento en que dos aviones de entrenamiento SF-260 de la Fuerza Aérea de Filipinas chocan en el aire durante un vuelo de entrenamiento en la base aérea Fernando. En las imágenes, grabadas el 23 de octubre, se aprecia la extremadamente peligrosa aproximación de las aeronaves a muy alta velocidad y el instante exacto del impacto. El accidente costó la vida a cuatro pilotos.

VIDEO: Choque brutal en el aire de dos aviones militares deja cuatro muertos en Filipinas Se ha viralizado un video del momento en que dos aviones de entrenamiento SF-260 de la Fuerza Aérea de Filipinas chocan en el aire durante un vuelo de entrenamiento en la base aérea Fernando. En las imágenes, grabadas el 23 de octubre, se aprecia la extremadamente peligrosa aproximación de las aeronaves a muy alta velocidad y el instante exacto del impacto. El accidente costó la vida a cuatro pilotos.