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India-Pakistan
Pilot martyred as PAF aircraft crashes near Mastung
2019-01-24
[DAWN] A pilot of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was martyred in an air crash near Balochistan's Mastung area on Wednesday.

The accident occurred during a training mission being carried out in a multi-role aircraft, said a statement issued by the Directorate of Media Affairs of PAF.

"The PAF reports with regret that an F-7PG aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed near Mastung," it said.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Which is a shame, as it was in Ice Station Zebra.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2019-01-24 19:20  

#2  F-7 appears to be an export version of the Chinese J-7 which is a copy of the old Soviet MiG-21.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-01-24 11:15  

#1  The accident occurred during a training mission being carried out in a multi-role aircraft

"It's a fighter, bomber, brick, and dessert topping in one"
Posted by: Frank G   2019-01-24 11:04  

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