A training aircraft that took off from the airstrips of the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy in China Bay in the Eastern Province has crashed killing two persons onboard.
Director Media Airforce, Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe told NewsWire, that both the trainer and the trainee have been killed in the crash.
Group Captain Wijesinghe stated that the aircraft, a PT 6, had taken off for an air test this morning and had crashed in an area at the China Bay Camp around 11.27 am
He further stated that an Investigative Committee has been appointed by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa to conduct further investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)
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