Friday 11 May 2012

PAF’s Mirage V crashes; pilots safe

KARACHI: A “Mirage V” fighter aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) today crashed near Sonmiani area in Hub soon after taking off from Masroor Air Base in Karachi but both the pilots managed to eject in time, Geo News reported.

The Mirage Five jet was on a routine training sortie when it went into a tailspin and started to freefall before going down.

According to sources, PAF authorities have launched an investigation to ascertain as to what caused the air accident.

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