Pilot killed in Pakistan Air Force F-16 crash in Islamabad

Record ID: 1463366

  • Title: Pilot killed in Pakistan Air Force F-16 crash in Islamabad
  • Date: 11th March 2020
  • Summary: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (MARCH 11, 2020) (REUTERS) BARRICADE BLOCKING ROAD LEADING TO CRASH SITE / SECURITY HELICOPTER HOVERING FIRETRUCK ARRIVING POLICE STANDING AS ARMY AMBULANCE PASSING AMBULANCE DRIVING PAST POLICEMEN STANDING SECURITY VEHICLE PASSING SOLDIER FROM MILITARY POLICE VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS AND SECURITY OFFICIALS STANDING NEAR CORDON TAPE
  • Embargoed: 25th March 2020 09:58
  • Keywords: F-16 Islamabad Pakistan air force pilot plane crash
  • Location: ISLAMABAD/UNKNOWN LOCATION, PAKISTAN
  • City: ISLAMABAD/UNKNOWN LOCATION, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Air Accidents,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001C4LW287
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday (March 11) in a parade ground in the capital, Islamabad, killing the pilot as he was rehearsing for a Pakistan Day air show, the air force said.
    Amateur video footage showed the U.S.-built aircraft appearing to lose control and nose diving before it hit the ground and caught fire.
    "Wing Commander Noman Akram embraced martyrdom in the crash," an air force spokesman told Reuters by telephone. He was the only pilot in the aircraft, the spokesman said.
    The aircraft was taking part in rehearsals for a Pakistan Day air show on March 23.
    Rescue teams were working at the site to ascertain if there were any other losses, the air force said.
    Security personnel cordoned off the area and closed roads leading to the crash site. The air force said it was investigating the cause of the crash.
    A district administration official said there was little chance of any casualties on the ground as the plane had crashed in the parade ground, which is largely deserted despite being in the heart of the capital.
    (Production: Salah Uddin, Waseem Sattar, Shahabuddin Shahab)
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