MANILA, Jan. 25 (NNN-PNA) – A Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane, crash-landed in Bataan province, during a training flight today, a military spokesperson said.
PAF spokesperson, Consuelo Castillo, said in a statement that, an SF260 aircraft with two pilots on board went down in Bataan province, west of Manila, around 10:34 a.m. local time.
Castillo said, the plane took off from a military base in Sangley Point, in Cavite province around 9:59 a.m. local time. She said, the aircraft was one of the PAF’s attack planes, under the 15th Strike Wing.
“We lost track of the plane more than 30 minutes into their flight,” she added.
Castillo did not confirm whether the two pilots were killed in the accident or not.
Local radio, DZBB said, the plane’s wreckage was found in Pilar town in Bataan, with the bodies of the two pilots, which looked lifeless.
Yesterday afternoon, a six-seater private plane went missing in Isabela province, north of Manila. A search and rescue operation is on to find the Cessna plane, the pilot, and its five passengers.– NNN-PNA
