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Following this incident, the Sri Lanka Air Force grounded the entire PT-6 aircraft fleet until a thorough investigation is conducted and completed. [19] 12 January 2024: A Mil Mi-17 helicopter, deployed for UN peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic as part of MINUSCA, crash-landed northeast of Bria due to adverse weather ...
On 12 December 2014, a Sri Lankan Air Force, An-32 transport aircraft carrying 5 people crashed on approach to land at the Ratmalana Airport after taking off from Katunayaka Bandaranayake International Airport. The pilot, co-pilot and two of the air crew were killed in the crash and the fifth crew member suffered critical injuries and later ...
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft" ... 2011 Sri Lanka Kfir mid-air collision; 2020 SLAF Y-12 Crash; L.
A Sri Lankan aircraft crashed Monday morning killing the two trainee pilots onboard, the country's air force spokesman said. The Chinese-built PT-6 plane crashed during a training session after ...
A PT-6 trainer aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed after taking off from China Bay Airport. The two officers onboard died in the crash [275] 8 August A Eurocopter EC725 helicopter of the Brazilian Navy crashed in the region of Formosa, Goias, two crew members died and 12 others were injured. The helicopter was destroyed. [276] [277] 9 ...
2011 Sri Lanka Kfir mid-air collision; 2020 SLAF Y-12 Crash; B. Bandaranaike Airport attack; L. List of accidents and incidents involving Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft;
The two Kfirs from No. 10 Squadron were conducting final rehearsals for the flypast scheduled for the next day, as part of the SLAF's 60th-anniversary celebrations, with their routine involving a low-flying circuit over the SLAF base at Ratmalana before returning to Katunayake on 01 March 2011, when they collided at 9.30 am (local time).
A Sri Lanka Air Force Avro 748-357 Srs.2B SCD airliner was shot down on 29 April 1995 by a SA-7 missile fired by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), while it was on approach to land at SLAF Palaly from Ratmalana Airport. All 52 crew and passengers were killed.