AHAMED LEBBE ASHRAFF
TRINCOMALEE: The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) training aircraft PT-6 which took off from China Bay, had crash landed on a road near Janaranjana Wewa, Kantale. Police also said that one pilot has been spotted inside and they are yet to be confirmed his fate.
Earlier, Sri Lanka Air Force had confirmed that the control tower had lost contact with the training aircraft after it had gone missing from the radar screen.
SLAF spokesman said that investigations are being conducted.
The training aircraft had taken off from China Bay in Trincomalee with only the trainee pilot onboard.
The PT-6 aircraft is utilized at the Flying Training Wing at the SLAF Academy, China Bay for the ab initio training of newly enlisted pilots.
