Air force plane crashes, seven aboard killed
All seven air force personnel were killed when their jet crashed just only a minute after it took off in Nakhon Sawan province Wednesday.
Small pieces of the aircraft were found scattering in the air force base in the province.Earlier reports showed that the jet just took off from the base for about 1.47 minutes before the ill-fated pilots radioed to tower, asking for emergency landing. The air force authorities sealed off the area and launched investigation into the crash. Capt Monthon Suchakorn said the aircraft banked sharply shortly after take-off, hit the ground and exploded, shattering the plane into small pieces. All aboard were killed. "This is the biggest loss for the air force in recent years,'' Capt Monthon told reporters.
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