ANI
PublishedOct 1, 2016, 4:59 pm IST
UpdatedOct 1, 2016, 5:04 pm IST
The
aircraft, operating from PAF Base Masroor, was on a routine night mission when
the accident took place.
A JF-17, a Chinese designed fighter
aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) No 16 Squadron, crashed into the
Arabian Sea on September 27 during Exercise High Mark, a Pakistani military
exercise.
The aircraft, operating from PAF
Base Masroor, was on a routine night mission when the accident took place. It
is reported that the pilot had ejected safely.
The search and rescue operations are
being conducted by the Pakistan Navy employing Navy seeking helicopters, P3C
Orion aircraft and SR vessels.
The Exercise High Mark commenced on
September 19. No 16 Squadron is based at the PAF base Kamra or Minhas Airbase
and is equipped with Block-I JF-17s.
This is the second JF-17 crash,
casting serious doubts on the fitness of the Chinese designed fighter aircraft.
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