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Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing

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Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
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Oct

Agence France Presse

Video: 4 Pilots Killed As 2 Planes Crash Mid-Air During Training In Philippines

World News Oct 24, 2026 13:29 IST Published On Oct 24, 2026 13:23 IST Last Updated On Oct 24, 2026 13:29 IST There have been a number of deadly crashes involving Philippine military aircraft in recent years. The SF-260 single propeller planes crashed at Fernando Air Base, south of Manila, on Friday afternoon.

Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing four pilots, the air force said Saturday. “Both aircraft went down within the base perimeter, with no other casualties reported,” Philippine Air Force spokesman Colonel Alvin Capinguian said in a statement. Big NDTV Summit Impact: RBI Governor’s Tata Sons Listing Remark Makes Top Newspaper Headlines “High Inflation Is Like Tax On Everyone”: RBI Governor At NDTV World Summit RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s Big Hint On Tata Sons Listing Row At NDTV World Summit The Mystery Of A Bare Nail In Ashwini Vaishnaw’s Office Paris Setback, Asian Games Glory: Lovlina Borgohain’s New Perspective To PM Modi’s “Failed Product” Jab At Rahul Gandhi, A Shashi Tharoor Counter NDTV World Summit 2026: AI, Chips, Warfare And The Future Of The World | Key Conversations ‘AI Scares Me’: Kriti Sanon On Personality Rights And Need For Laws ‘This Time I Wanted Gold’: Savita Punia Reflects On Historic Asiad Success Inside The Mind Of Archer Kumkum Mohod, Who Dared To Challenge South Korea In May, two military pilots were killed when another SF-260 plane crashed during a training flight in Benguet province in the northern Philippines. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Show full article

Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing

There have been a number of deadly crashes involving Philippine military aircraft in recent years.

An investigation was opened to determine the cause of the mishap, and Capinguian said the air force’s fleet of SF-260s has been temporarily grounded as a precaution.

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