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| Date: | Thursday 23 April 2015 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Nanchang K-8 Karakorum |
| Owner/operator: | Air Force of Zimbabwe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Thornhill AFB, Gweru, Midlands -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thornhill airbase |
| Thornhill airbase |
The plane crashed, due to a technical malfunction.
Both pilots ejected safely.
Sources:
https://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Two-feared-dead-in-Zim-plane-crash-20150423-2
https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-66559.html
https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-66573.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2015 17:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Apr-2015 18:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2015 07:20 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2022 20:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 13-Apr-2022 23:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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