4 pilots killed in mid-air collision of Philippine military planes
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- South China Morning Postseen 25 Oct, 05:26description edited
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Two Philippine Air Force aircraft crashed during a training flight at an air base south of the capital Manila, killing four pilots, the military said on Saturday. The aviation accident on Friday involved two SF-260 aircraft at the Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, the Philippine Air Force said in a statement. “Both aircraft went down within the base perimeter, with no other casualties reported,” Philippine Air Force spokesman Colonel Alvin Capinguian said in a statement. An...Two Philippine air force planes collided during a training flight and crashed at an airbase south of Manila, killing all four pilots on board, Philippine officials said on Saturday. The two SF-260 aircraft collided while flying at a low altitude on Friday afternoon then crashed at Fernando Air Base in Lipa city in the coastal province of Batangas south of the capital. There were no injuries on the ground, the officials said. The air force did not provide details of what it called an...
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Sat, 24 October 2026
4 reports- South China Morning Post07:42first to reportedited after publishing
Two Philippine air force planes collided during a training flight and crashed at an airbase south of Manila, killing all four pilots on board, Philippine officials said on Saturday. The two SF-260 aircraft collided while flying at a low altitude on Friday afternoon then crashed at Fernando Air Base in Lipa city in the coastal province of Batangas south of the capital. There were no injuries on the ground, the officials said. The air force did not provide details of what it called an...
- Channel News Asia08:06
The aviation accident on Friday (Oct 23) involved two SF-260 aircraft during a training flight at the Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, the Philippine Air Force said in a statement.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)11:39
2 Italian-made Marchetti SF-260 trainer aircraft crash during flyby rehearsal at Fernando Air Base in Batangas province
- Index.hr (Croatia)13:31
DVA ZRAKOPLOVA SF-260 sudarila su se jučer poslijepodne tijekom leta na maloj visini, a potom su se srušila u zračnoj bazi Fernando u gradu Lipi.
Tue, 27 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post09:45
The collision of two Philippine Air Force training aircraft that killed four pilots has raised questions about whether the service’s training, maintenance and safety systems can keep pace with Manila’s ambitions to acquire more advanced combat aircraft. The crash, which occurred during a fly-by rehearsal at Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas province, south of Manila, on Friday has renewed calls for a comprehensive review of the Air Force’s ageing fleet, pilot instruction, maintenance...