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Chinese F7-PG goes Tango Uniform, PAK AF loses first female pilot
 [NBC] ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's air force has suffered its first-ever female pilot fatality after a fighter jet crashed during a training mission Tuesday, officials said.Flying Officer Mariam Mukhtiar was killed after the Chinese-built F7-PG aircraft she was flying suffered a "serious in-flight emergency," according to a statement from the Pakistan Air Force. Both 23-year-old Mukhtiar and Squadron Leader Saqib Abbasi -- who was also aboard the aircraft but survived -- were praised by the air force for their "professionalism and courage" after they "tried to save the ill-fated aircraft until the very last minute." Posted by: Besoeker 2015-11-25 |
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