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| Date: | Friday 21 March 2025 |
| Time: | 07:55 |
| Type: |  Hongdu K-8 Karakorum |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | SJT-748 |
| MSN: | L83200315 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wariyapola, Kurunegala -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
A SLAF K-8 jet trainer crashed in Wariyapola during a training flight after it encountered an emergency. Both pilots ejected from the aircraft.
Sources:
https://www.dailynews.lk/2025/03/21/admin-catagories/breaking-news/746652/a-plane-crashes-in-wariyapola/
https://www.newswire.lk/2025/03/21/training-aircraft-crash-special-statement-from-air-force/
https://www.newsfirst.lk/2025/03/21/top-level-probe-ordered-following-air-force-jet-crash
https://www.airforce.lk/news.php?news=7238
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/lk#results
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11111264
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2025 06:59 | Prometheus | Added |
| 21-Mar-2025 07:26 | Prometheus | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2025 15:31 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 06:10 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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