Fokker-27 aircraft crashes near Halim airbase
Thu, June 21 2012 17:52 | 1803 Views
A Fokker F-27 aircraft into a housing complex near Halim Perdana Kusuma airbase, (ANTARA/M. Agung Rajasa)
"Yes, an Indonesian Air Force aircraft has just crashed near Halim."
"Yes, an Indonesian Air Force aircraft has just crashed near Halim," the Head of Information of Indonesian Air Force, Colonel Agung Sasongkojati, confirmed the news.
The aircraft, which was manufactured in the Netherlands, crashed while it was preparing to land on the main runway.
The pilot and co-pilot died in the accident, and several houses caught fire as a result of the accident.
(Uu.I025/INE/KR-BSR/F001)
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