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| Date: | Monday 16 January 2012 |
| Time: | c. 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T-37C Tweet |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri |
| Registration: | 64-17996 |
| MSN: | 40897 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Yenifoça -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Turkish jet trainer crashed into the sea. Pakistani Air Force major was training Turkish Air force lieutenant as part of a military exchange program between Turkey and Pakistan. The plane sunk approximately 130 meters below sea level. Both pilots are missing and their bodies were found several days later.
Sources:
http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&ArticleID=1075789&CategoryID=77
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pakistani-officer-missing-in-plane-crash-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nID=11737&NewsCatID=341
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pakistani-officer-laid-to-rest-as-turkish-pilots-body-found.aspx?pageID=238&nID=12162&NewsCatID=356
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2012 10:15 | harro | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 05:27 | Dmitriy | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2012 06:07 | Dmitriy | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2014 14:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 10-Nov-2014 19:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Jan-2021 14:03 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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