2 soldiers killed after military jet crashes in western Turkey

14:04, 16.02.2018

Two pilots were killed when a military training aircraft used to train pilots crashed in Turkey’s western Izmir province on Friday, the Turkish military said in a statement.

A military statement said the SF-260D light trainer plane went down on Friday after taking off from Çiğli air base near the Aegean port city of Izmir. Its wreck was discovered some 3 kilometers (2 miles) north of the base.

The military said an inspection was underway but gave no details on the possible cause of the crash, as reported by Daily Sabah.

Last month, a Turkish Air Force cargo plane similarly crashed during a training flight in southwestern Turkey, killing two pilots and a technician on board.

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