A jet plane of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed near Sargodha on Thursday while it was on a training mission; luckily, the pilot ejected the aircraft safely, a press release issued by PAF stated. "Pakistan Air Force reports with regret that a PAF F7-PG aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed near Sargodha", the statement said.
No loss of civilian life and property has been reported on the ground, it added. "A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident." A little over a week ago, a senior PAF officer had embraced martyrdom when his aircraft crashed near Mianwali while on a routine operational flight. The F7-PGs were first inducted in the PAF in 2002 as a replacement for the F-6, which were then decommissioned. The trainer FT-7PGs came later. The PAF had previously operated F-7Ps. About 10 or 11 F7-PGs/FT-7PGs have been lost during their 15 years in service. The PAF has more than 50 of the Chinese-made aircraft in its fleet.
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