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2 killed in plane crash

An Air Force training plane crashed yesterday while making an emergency landing at Kamp-haeng Saen Flight School in Nakhon Pathom province.

Published on August 31, 2007



Two crew members were killed.

The Swiss-made Pilatus PC-9, a single-engine, turboprop craft, caught fire when trying to land. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

An eyewitness said the plane's engine stopped in mid-air while descending to land. A probe into the crash is underway.

The deceased crew members were flight instructor Wing Commander Suphat Wangbutr and student Flight Officer Worraphong Mongdee.

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