The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, trainer aircraft – Super Mushshak on Thursday has crashed in Kaduna State at military airfield.
DAILY GIST gathered that the two pilots on board the ill-fated aircraft luckily survived the air mishap.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet confirmed the incident in a statement.
Gabkwet said the crash occured at 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna Military airfield, involving pilots who were returning from a routine training flight.
He however said both pilots came out of the crash unscathed.
“The accident, which occurred at about 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna Military airfield, involved 2 pilots who were returning from a routine training flight. Luckily, both pilots came out of the crash unscathed,” Gabkwet said.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has directed preliminary investigation into the accident to ascertain the immediate cause of the crash.
