
Two Philippine Air Force SF-260 aircraft crashed during a training flight at Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, killing four pilots.
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Two Philippine Air Force aircraft crashed during a training flight at Fernando Air Base.
Two Philippine Air Force aircraft crashed during a training flight at an air base south of the capital Manila, killing four pilots, the military said on Saturday.
The aviation accident on Friday involved two SF-260 aircraft at the Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, the Philippine Air Force said in a statement.
“Both aircraft went down within the base perimeter, with no other casualties reported,” Philippine Air Force spokesman Colonel Alvin Capinguian said in a statement.
An investigation was opened to determine the cause of the mishap, and Capinguian said the air force’s fleet of SF-260s had been temporarily grounded as a precaution.
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Investigation into the cause of the mishap
Very likely · Within weeks

A flight accident occurred at Fernando Air Force Base in Southern Batangas Province, Philippines on Friday. Two SF-260 trainer aircraft collided and crashed during training. All four pilots on board were killed. The Philippine Air Force has ordered a temporary grounding of the same type of aircraft and launched an investigation.

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