A Nigerian Air Force Plane has crashed in Kaduna State.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that a Super Mushshak trainer aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) was involved in a minor mishap on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
This Nigerian news platform understands that the Nigerian Air Force Plane crash was disclosed in a statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet.
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The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information said the incident occurred at 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna Military Airfield, involving pilots who were returning from a routine training flight. He however said both pilots came out of the crash unscathed.
“A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft was involved in a minor mishap earlier today, 7 March 2024, at about 2.35 pm,” he said.
“The accident, which occurred at about 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna Military airfield, involved 2 pilots who were returning from a routine training flight. Luckily, both pilots came out of the crash unscathed.”
Meanwhile, NewsOnline Nigeria understands that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has directed preliminary investigation into the accident to ascertain the immediate cause of the crash.
“The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has since directed for preliminary investigation to ascertain the immediate cause of the crash,” the statement added.
