Asia-Pacific
Myanmar Air Force jet crashes near Yangon airport
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-01-22 19:08
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YANGON, Myanmar: A Myanmar Air Force fighter plane crashed Friday morning while attempting to land at Yangon airport, killing its pilot, an airport official said.
An official at Yangon International Airport said the F-7 jet crashed while on a training flight. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. The Air Force base is adjacent to the civilian airport and uses the same runways.
