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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 2015 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Hongdu K-8 Karakorum |
| Owner/operator: | Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) (JWTZ) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Mbudya Island -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into the sea during a training flight. After two weeks the plane still had not been found. Both occupant are presumed to have died.
Sources:
https://www.pri.org/article/6660799/2015/10/01/tanzanian-military-plane-crash-kills-2-solders
http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Worry-as-TPDF-pilots-yet-to-be-found/-/1840340/2914310/-/i11mkbz/-/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2015 06:48 | harro | Added |
| 03-Oct-2015 06:55 | Ephata | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Nature, ] |
| 15-Oct-2015 08:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Oct-2015 08:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-Mar-2016 18:45 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
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