Two Myanmar jet pilots, young girl killed in separate F-7 crashes

[The Ronin]

YANGON: Two Myanmar fighter pilots were killed in separate crashes due to heavy fog on Tuesday (Oct 16), officials said, with the debris from one of the planes killing a young girl in her home.

Poor visibility caused one F-7 jet to fly into a telecommunications tower near Magway air force base more than 500 kilometres northwest of Yangon, an air force official told AFP.

"He had no time to eject," said the official, who did not want to be named.

A 10-year-old girl, who was studying at home, was hit by a piece of the plane after it struck the tower, lawmaker Kyaw Swan Yee from nearby Min Buu town said.

"She died after arriving at hospital," he said.

In the other incident - which occurred just 16 kilometres away - the pilot managed to eject from his plane but was killed when he hit the ground, according to the official.

The pilots were named as Captain Hein Thu Aung and Captain Phyo Maung Maung, both in their thirties.

Magway's chief minister and a delegation of lawmakers paid their respects to the girl's family, Kyaw Swan Yee said.

The crashes are the latest aviation catastrophes to blight the country's air force.

In April an F-7 pilot died after his jet crashed due to a technical failure.

In June last year a Chinese-built Shaanxi Y8 carrying military personnel and their families plunged into the Andaman sea after taking off, killing 122 people, 15 of whom were children.

The F-7 is a Cold War-era fighter jet - a Chinese made variant of the Soviet Union's MiG-21


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[Tshering22]

So sad to see this. I mean what was that child's fault? Of course the loss of trained and skilled pilots is a loss to the world of aviators indeed. may the deceased find eternal peace in the Hereafter.

 

[UKBengali]

Feel sorry for the innocent child that got killed.
She did not deserve to die.

The pilot that crashed into the tower was an idiot.
Should not have been flying that low in poor visibility.

@Aung Zaya
@tarpitz

Remember you were making fun of the two BAF Yak-130 crashes last year?

 

[tarpitz]

Feel sorry for the innocent child that got killed.
She did not deserve to die.

The pilot that crashed into the tower was an idiot.
Should not have been flying that low in poor visibility.

@Aung Zaya
@tarpitz

Remember you were making fun of the two BAF Yak-130 crashes last year?

The planes crashed into the tower when they were approaching for landing.
Crash of 30 years old plane is a not surprise although the loss of trained pilots are priceless.
That's why F 7 are being phased out from the frontline services and replaced by JF 17.
But the losses of new BAF Yak 130 modern 4th gen LIFT was a big surprise.

 

[Maarkhoor]

So sad to see this. I mean what was that child's fault? Of course the loss of trained and skilled pilots is a loss to the world of aviators indeed. may the deceased find eternal peace in the Hereafter.

Look how says, bro you jets called flying coffins even latest SU 30 fall from skies like dead dodo and you are talking about Myanmar....heavy fog causes the incident not pilots mistake.

 

[UKBengali]

The planes crashed into the tower when they were approaching for landing.
Crash of 30 years old plane is a not surprise although the loss of trained pilots are priceless.
That's why F 7 are being phased out from the frontline services and replaced by JF 17.
But the losses of new BAF Yak 130 modern 4th gen LIFT was a big surprise.

Duh. That tower was a known obstacle and there is something called radar available.

 

[Aung Zaya]

Feel sorry for the innocent child that got killed.
She did not deserve to die.

The pilot that crashed into the tower was an idiot.
Should not have been flying that low in poor visibility.

@Aung Zaya
@tarpitz

Remember you were making fun of the two BAF Yak-130 crashes last year?

me ? nope. i didnt make fun on anyone's death.
accidents was caused due to unusual heavy fog near the landing area. only 2 out of 4 planes landed safely.