2 pilots dead as PAF plane crashes in Bataan

Photos courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross
Photos courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross

TWO Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots were killed in a plane crash in Pilar, Bataan on Wednesday morning, January 25, 2023.

In a statement, the Northern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the Marchetti SF260 crashed in the vicinity of Sitio Tabon, Barangay Del Rosario around 10:40 a.m.

The bodies of the pilots were transferred to Martinez Funeral Homes in Pilar, Bataan.

The aircraft, which was conducting a recurrency training, were from Sangley Point in Cavite.

AFP troops are currently on the ground to conduct further investigation into the cause of the incident. (SunStar Philippines)

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